HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-4127ERIC E. SHOAFF,
Plaintiff,
STACEY DAWSON,
Defendant.
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:NO: -
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: IN CUSTODY
COMPLAINT FOR PRIMARY PHYSICAL CUSTODY
AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Eric E. Shoaff, by and through his
attorneys, Mancke, Wagner & Spreha, and files the following Complaint for
Primary Physical Custody:
1. The Plaintiff, Eric E. Shoaff, is an adult individual currently residing at
204 E. Portland Street, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
2. The Defendant, Stacey Dawson, is an adult individual currently residing
at 1550 Williams Grove Road, No. 102, Meehanicsburg, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
3. The parties are the natural parents of one child, Joshua Dawson, born
October 13, 1990, in Camp Hifl, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
4. The child was born out of wedlock.
2003.
5. The parties resided together from the birth of Joshua up until June 1,
6. As of June 1, 2003, Joshua resided with the Defendant, natural mother, at
the address contained in paragraph 2 above.
7. Plaintiffis the natural father of the child; Defendant is the natural mother
of the child.
8. Plaintiffknows of no other person asserting a fight to custody or partial
custody of the child.
9. There is no prior Order of Court or proceeding regarding the custody or
partial custody of the child.
10. Plaintiffbelieves and therefore avers that it is in the best interest of the
child to grant shared legal custody of Joshua unto both parties, with primary
physical custody vested in Plaintiffhere'm, subject to periods of reasonable partial
custody in Defendant.
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VERIFICATION
I verify that the statements made in the foregoing
document are true and correct. I understand that false
statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S.
Section 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
ERIC E. SHOAFF
PLAINTIFF
STACEY DAWSON
DEFENDANT
1N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
03-4127 CIVIL ACTION LAW
IN CUSTODY
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, Thursda~ 28, ?003 _, upon consideration of the attached Complaint,
it is hereby directed that parties and their respective counsel appear before Melissa p. Greevy, E~_, the conciliator,
at 301 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043 on Monda~'~September 22, 2003
at 12:30_~PM
tbr a Pre-Hearing Custody Conference. At such conference, an effort will be made to resolve the issues in dispute; or
if this cannot be accomplished, to define and narrow the issues to be heard by the court, and to enter into a temporary
order. Ali children age five or older may also be l~resent at thc conference. Failure to appear at the conference may
provide grounds for entry of a temporary or permanent order.
The court hereby directs the parties to furnish any and all existing Protection from Abuse orders,
Special Relief orders, and Custody orders to the conciliator 48 hours prior to scheduled hearing.
FOR THE COURT.
By: /s/ Mdissa p, Gree*y,~Esq. ~ v
Custody Concihator
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ERIC E. SHOAFF,
Plaintiff
STACEY DAWSON,
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMOI~A~ ~3
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 03-4127 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTODY
TEMPORARY ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this %~, ~ day of September, 2003, upon consideration of the
attached Custody Conciliation Summary Report, it is hereby ordered and directed as
follows:
1. Legal Custody. The parties, Eric E. Shoaff and Stacey Dawson, shall have
shared legal custody of their minor child, Joshua Dawson, born October 13, 1990. Each
parent shall have an equal right, to be exercised jointly with the other parent, to make all
major non-emergency decisions affecting the child's general well-being including, but not
limited to, all decisions regarding his health, education and religion. Pursuant to the terms
of Pa. C. S. §5309, each parent shall be entitled to all records and information pertaining to
the child including, but not limited to, medical, dental, religious or school records, the
residence address of the child and of the other parent. To the extent one parent has
possession of any such records or information, that parent shall be required to share the
same, or copies thereof, with the other parent within such reasonable time as to make the
records and information of reasonable use to the other parent.
2. Physical Custody. Mother shall have primary physical custody subject to
Father's rights of partial custody which shall temporarily be arranged as follows:
A. Effective September 24, 2003, Wednesday evenings from 5:30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
On September 28, 2003 and October 5, 2003, from Noon until
C. Effective October 11, 2003, Father's weekend custodial time
shall be expanded to each Saturday from Noon until after Mother is off work
and each Sunday from Noon until 8:30 p.m.
NO. 03-4127 CIVIL TERM
3. The parent receiving custody will be responSible for providing transportation by
picking up the child after work.
4. The parties are directed to promptly contact Interworks to arrange counseling
to address the strain in the relationship between the child and the Father. It is anticipated
that in the process of addressing the tensions in this relationship, that Father's custodial
time will be expanded to include full custodial weekends at a pace which is clinically
appropriate for the child. Unreimbursed costs of the counseling will be shared by the
parents.
5. This Order is temporary in nature. If within sixty (60) days of the date of this
Order an additional Conference is needed, counsel for either party may contact the
Conciliator by letter to request that the Custody Conciliation Conference be reconvened.
Dist:
BY THE COURT:
P. Richard Wagner, Esquire, 2233 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Marianne E. Rudebusch, Esquire, 4711 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17109
Deborah L. Salem, MHS, CAC, I nterworks, 4335-A N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
ERIC E. SHOAFF,
Plaintiff
STACEY DAWSON,
Defendant
NO. 03-4127 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTODY
CUSTODY CONCILIATION SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
1915.3-8, the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following report:
1. The pertinent information concerning the child who is the subject of this
litigation is as follows:
NAME
Joshua Dawson
DATE OF BIRTH
October 13, 1990
CURRENTLY IN THE CUSTODY OF
Mother
2. A Custody Conciliation Conference was held on September 22, 2003 with the
following individuals in attendance: the Father, Eric E. Shoaff, and his counsel, P. Richard
Wagner, Esquire; the Mother, Stacey Dawson, and her counsel, Marianne Rudebusch,
Esquire.
3. Father filed for primary custody on August 22, 2003. He resides in
Mechanicsburg since the parties' separation on June 1, 2003. Father works 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and no weekends.
4. Mother resides in Mechanicsburg with the child. She works at Outback
Steakhouse on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, primarily the evening shift which
typically runs from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Although, on Sunday, she works from 1:45 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. Her shift on Saturday evenings tends to run somewhat later with work being
complete by around midnight.
5. Both parties acknowledged that there is significant strain in the relationship
between the Father and the child at this time. Therefore, the parties have agreed that the
Father and the child shall participate in counseling to facilitate the repair of the relationship.
As that repair work is done, it is anticipated that the agreed upon amount of time upon the
Order attached is likely to be expanded, in particulcr"~n th'~ weekends when Mother is
working. ~!
Date ) Melissa Peel Greevy, Esquire
Custody Conciliator
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