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2010 APR 20 AM 10: 39
Melanie L. Erb
Attorney for Plaintiff
2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
merb e dcdlaw.net
717-975-9446
DARREN L. DEHOFF, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
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. NO.: 10- x5'10 Div i CTe m
REBECCA A. DEHOFF,
Defendant : CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: IN CUSTODY
COMPLAINT FOR CUSTODY
AND NOW, comes the Plaintiff, Darren L. Dehoff, by and through his attorney, Melanie
L. Erb, Esquire and Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group, LLC, who brings this Complaint for Custody
and avers as follows:
1. Plaintiff is Darren L. Dehoff, an adult individual currently residing at, 1072 East
Canal Road, Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, 17315.
2. Defendant is Rebecca A. Dehoff, an adult individual who is believed to be
currently residing at 615 Herman Ave., Lemoyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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3 (a). Plaintiff seeks shared legal and primary physical custody of the minor children
Katelynn Dehoff, born April 29, 2000, Stephanie Dehoff, born October 3, 2004, Chloe Dehoff,
born November 6, 2005 and Mark Dehoff, born April 23, 2007.
3(b). The children were not born out of wedlock. The children are presently in the
custody of Defendant, Rebecca A. Dehoff, III who resides at 615 Herman Ave., Lemoyne,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Her relationship to the minor children is that of Mother.
For the past five years, the children have resided with the following persons and at the following
addresses:
List All Persons List All Addresses Dates
Unknown since June 2008
Rebecca Dehoff 480 Mt. Airy Rd. #13
Darren Dehoff Lewisberry, PA 17339
3(c). The mother of the children is Rebecca A. Dehoff, currently residing at 615 Herman
Ave., Lemoyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. She is currently married to, but separated
from the Plaintiff.
The father of the children is Darren L. Dehoff, currently residing at 1072 East Canal
Road, Dover, York County, Pennsylvania. He is currently married to, but separated from
Defendant.
4. The relationship of Plaintiff to the children is that of Father. The Plaintiff currently
resides with the following persons:
Name Relationship
Gene and Charlotte Smith Parents
5. The relationship of Defendant to the children is that of Mother. The Defendant
currently resides with the following persons:
Name Relationship
Brenda Swanger
Mother
6(a). Plaintiff has not participated as a party or witness, or in another capacity, in other
litigation concerning the custody of the children in this or another court.
6(b). Plaintiff has no information of a custody proceeding concerning the children
pending in a court of this Commonwealth or any other state.
7. The best interest and permanent welfare of the children will be served by
granting the relief requested because the bond between Plaintiff/Father should be restored and
maintained.
8. Each parent whose parental rights to the children have not been terminated and the
person who has physical custody of the children has been named as a party to this action. All
other persons, named below, who are known to have or claim a right to custody or visitation of
the children will be given notice of the pendency of this action and the right to intervene:
NONE.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests this Honorable Court to enter an Order
scheduling a custody conciliation conference
Respectfully Submitted,
la . Er , squire
PA I . No. 84445
Dethlefs-Pykosh Law Group, LLC
2132 Market Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 975-9446
Attorney for Plaintiff
VERIFICATION
I, DARREN L. DEHOFF, verify that the statements made in the foregoing Custody
Complaint are true and correct. I understand that false statements made herein are subject to the
penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. §4904, relating to unworn falsification to authorities.
DARREN L. DEHOFF DATE
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DARREN L. DEHOFF IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
r~L,AmTrFF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
V.
• 2010-2570 CIVIL ACTION LAW
REr3ECCA A. DEHOFF
DriFfiNDANT
IN CUSTODY
ORllER OF COURT
AND NOW, Wednesday, June 30, 2010___ ,upon consideration of the attached C=omplaint,
it is hereby directed that parties and their respective counsel appear before Hubert X. Gilroy, Esq. ,the conciliator,
at 4th Fioor, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle on Thursday, August O5, 2010 at 9:30 AM
for a Prc-f-fearing 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. 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 Custod~~ orders to the conciliator 48 hours prior to scheduled hearing.
FOR THE COURT,
By: /s/ Hubert X. Gilroy, Esq.~pl _
Custody Conciliator
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~o ith Uisabilites Act of 1990. For information about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations
a~ ailahlc to disabled individuals having business before the court, please contact our office. All arrangements
must be made at least 72 hours prior to any hearing or business before the court. You must attend the scheduled
conference or hearing.
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COURT ORDER
NOW, this I J? day of November, 2010, upon consideration of the attached Custody
Conciliation Report, it is ordered and directed as follows:
The father, Darren L. Dehoff, and the mother, Rebecca A. Dehoff, shall enjoy shared
legal custody of Katelynn Dehoff, born April 29, 2000, Stephanie Dehoff, born
October 3, 2004, Chloe Dehoff, born November 6, 2005, and Mark Dehoff, born
April 23, 2007.
2. The mother shall enjoy primary physical custody of the minor children.
3. The parties shall employ Interworks in Harrisburg for purposes of handling this case
with the cost to be paid for by the father. Interworks shall facilitate father having
supervised visitation with the minor children pursuant to a schedule arranged by
Interworks.
4. All counselors or evaluators or other professionals for the mentioned minor children
are hereby authorized to share with Interworks any information they have obtained
concerning the minor children as that may be relevant to these custody proceedings.
5. Another custody conciliation conference is scheduled for Tuesday, February 3, 2010,
at 9:30 a.m.
BY THE COURT,
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Judge
cc: ?Christopher Walker, Certified Legal Intern (Dickinson School of Law Penn State
Uversity Family law Clinic
Melanie Erb, Esquire
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DARREN L. DEHOFF, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW
REBECCA A. DEHOFF, NO. 2010-2570
Defendant IN CUSTODY
CONCILIATION CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 1915.3-8(b), the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following report:
1. The Custody Conciliator conducted a telephone conference with the attorneys for the
parties on November 5, 2010, and, based upon that telephone conference,
recommends an order in the form as attached.
Date: November r , 2010
Hubert X. Gilroy,
Custody Concilia
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DARREN L. DEHOFF,
Plaintiff
VS.
REBECCA A. DEHOFF,
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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NO. 2010-2570
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COURT ORDER
day of February, 2011, upon consideration of the attached
AND NOW, this
Custody Conciliation Report, this Court's prior Order of November 15, 2010, shall continue in place
subject to the following:
1. Legal counsel for the parties shall continue to work with Mr. Bowman at Interworks
of Harrisburg with respect to arranging supervised visitation which shall be at least
once a week for a minimum of three hours. It is understood that these sessions shall
be attempted to be scheduled on Saturday. However, if Interworks is not available
on Saturday, a session may be scheduled during the week and both parties are
directed to accommodate the scheduling of those sessions.
2. The parties shall meet again for a custody conciliation on Thursday, March 17, 2011,
at 9:30 a.m. At this conference and in the event the visitations outlined above have
gone well, the issue of eliminating supervision restrictions for visitation and the issue
of expanding the visitation time shall be addressed.
3. Legal counsel shall work with Mr. Bowman and obtain a current report in writing to
submit to the Conciliator at the conciliation conference scheduled above, in which
report Mr. Bowman may suggest his findings relative to the visitations that have
taken place and his recommendation, if any, he has relative to whether supervised
visitation should be continued and, if not, what type of visitation he may recommend.
4. Counsel for the Mother shall provide counsel for the Father with information
concerning the options with respect to Father attending parenting classes, which
options shall address the financial considerations involved in those classes. That
matter may be addressed at the conciliation conference scheduled above subject to
Father's agreement and financial ability.
BY THE COURT,
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M. L. Ebert, Jr., Judge
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Sarah Stoner, Certified Legal Intern oPi?
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DARREN L. DEHOFF,
Plaintiff
VS.
REBECCA A. DEHOFF,
Defendant
Prior Judge: The Honorable M. L. Ebert, Jr.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO. 2010-2570
IN CUSTODY
CONCILIATION CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 1915.3-8(b), the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following report:
1. The Conciliator conducted a second conciliation conference on February 3, 2011.
Present were the Father with his counsel and Mother's counsel was there with
Mother being available via telephone.
2. The Conciliator and the Attorneys spoke with Mr. Thomas Bowman who works with
Interworks of Harrisburg and has been facilitating some supervised visitation with
the Father over the past few months. Based upon these discussions with Mr.
Bowman and the discussions the Conciliator had with legal counsel, the Conciliator
recommends an Order in the form as attached.
Date: February 2011
Flubert X. Gilr , Esquire
Custody Co iliator
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DARREN L. DEHOFF, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
vs. CIVIL ACTION - LAW
REBECCA A. DEHOFF, NO. 2010-2570 - -
Defendant IN CUSTODY
Prior Judge: The Honorable M. L. Ebert, Jr. cw -z?
COURT ORDER?
AND NOW, this day of March, 2011, upon consideration of the attached Custody
Conciliation Report, it is ordered and directed that the prior Orders of Court are vacated and replaced
with the following Order:
The father, Darren L. Dehoff, and the mother, Rebecca A. Dehiff, shall enjoy shared
legal custody of Katelynn Dehoff, born April 29, 2000, Stephanie Dehoff, born
October 3, 2004, Chloe Dehoff, born November 6, 2005 and Mark Dehoff, born
April 23, 2007.
2. The mother shall enjoy primary physical custody of the minor children.
3. The father shall enjoy periods of temporary physical custody of the minor as follows:
A. On every Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on every Saturday from
1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Exchange of custody shall take place at the
McDonald's at the Cedar Cliff Mall unless the parties agree upon another
location. Both parties may bring individuals with them to the exchange of
custody for purposes of monitoring the exchange to insure there are no
problems between the parties.
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4. The parties shall continue to discuss with each other providing father with times of
custody on major holidays. In the event the parties are unable to reach an agreement
on a holiday schedule, legal counsel for the parties may contact the Custody
Conciliator directly to schedule a telephone conference at which time the Conciliator
may, as appropriate, file a modified Order with the Court to address the holiday
schedule.
BY THE COURT,
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M. L. Ebert, Jr., Judge
cc: ?Melanie Erb, Esquire , IeJ
Sarah Stoner, Certified Legal Intern CO., Ma
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DARREN L. DEHOFF,
Plaintiff
VS.
REBECCA A. DEHOFF,
Defendant
Prior Judge: The Honorable M. L. Ebert, Jr.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: CIVIL ACTION -LAW
NO. 2010-2570
IN CUSTODY
CONCILIATION CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 1915.3-8(b), the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following report:
1. A Conciliation Conference was held on March 17, 2011. This is approximately the
third or fourth time the Conciliator has been involved in the case over the past six
months or so. The parties agree to the entry of an Order in the form as attached.
Date: March 16 '2011 4 a:,
Hubert X ilroy, Esquire
Custod Conciliator