HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-4879KAREEM A. MONTGOMERY,
Plaintiff
VSo
TRISHA L. BAUMGARDENER,
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 3346 S 2001
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
ORDER
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AND NOW THIS ~ of July, 200l, since venue is not proper in Dauphin
County and the complaint was filed by mistake in Dauphin County, thc Prothonotary is hereby
directed to transfer this case to Cumberland County.
BY THE COURT:
Todd A. Hoover, Judge
DISTRIBUTION:
Daniel F. Wolfson, Esquire, 267 East Market Street, York, Pa. 17403
Trisha L. Baumgardener, c/o Lamar Roundtree, P. O. Box 8819 MCD, Camp Lejeume,
North Carolina, 28547-8819
Stephen Farina, Prothonotary
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Entry By Summons
Complaint
Petition
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Appeal
Writ of Execution Issued: Custody
Assumpsit
Appearance For: Divorce
Mortgage Foreclosure
Change of Name
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Quiet Title )
Defendant: Appt. of Viewers )
Replevin )
Declaration of Taking
Forma Pauperis )
C/AD Mental Health )
Protective Order )
District Justice
July 29, 2001 - Since venue is not proper in Dauphin County and the Complaint was filed by mistake
in Dauphin County, the Prothonotary is hereby directed to transfer this case to Cumberland County._
/s/ Todd A. Hoover, Judge. See ORDER filed. Copies mailed 7-27-01.
July 27, 2001 - The above action transferred to the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County. _
Date/Amount Date/Amount
Filing Fee ~ v~ ~O Adm. Fee - Divorce
Atty. Appearance ~ '~'
Adm. Fee-Custody /OO O0
qheriffs Costs App't. of Master
~continuance Cash Bond
ipe for Argt. Cert. of Readiness
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Stephen E. Farina
Prothonotary
OFFICE OF
PROTHONOTARY
Dauphin County
Front & Market Streets
Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
(717) 255-2698
July 27, 2001
CURTIS R. LONG, PROTHONOTARY
CUMBERIAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
HANOVER AND HIGH STREETS
CARLISLE, PA 17013
RE: KARE~MONTGOMERY v. TRISH BAUMGARDNER (Custody)
Dauphin County Dkt. No. 3346 S 2001
Cumberland County Dkt, No.~!- ,Z¢.~??
Dear Sir/Madam:
By Order of 7-25-01 by the Hon. Todd A. Hoover, Judge,
the above matter has been transferred to the Court
of Common Pleas of Cumberland County.
I am, accordingly, sendingoriginals of all
the papers herewith.
I will appreciate the return
attached receipt addressed to
Mrs. Kay S. Wentzel.
of
the attention ~!
Very truly yo~
Stel~hen E. Faf:ina
Prothonotary
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
KAREEM A. MONTGOMERY,
VS.
TRISHA L. BAUMGARDENER,
Plaintiff :
Defendant ..
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
CUSTODY
DIRECTIVE
If applicable, name of conciliator previously appointed in this case:
You, Trisha L. Baumgardener, Defendant, have been sued in Court to obtain
custody of the child: Justice Lee Montgomery.
It is hereby Ordered and Directed:
a Conciliation Conference.
Esquire, is hereby assigned to conduct
2. A Conciliation Conference will be held before the assigned Conciliator on the __
day of j 2001, at .m.
at the Dauphin County Courthouse, Front t~ Market Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The
anticipated length of the Conciliation Conference is one hour.
3. The parties shall appear in person at the Conciliation Conference and shall bring
with them all CHILDREN AGE SEVEN (7) OR OLDER.
4. At the Conciliation Conference, an effort will be made to see if the custody
and/or visitation situation can be solved by an agreement between the parties; or if an
agreement cannot be reached, to define and narrow the issues and to otherwise reduce the
time required for Hearing by the Court, then the Conciliator will prepare a Conference
Summary Report for further action by the Court pending a Hearing to be scheduled at a
later date before :Judge ~ without prejudice to the rights of
the parties at such Hearing, which all parties and the children shall be ordered to attend.
5. You have the right to be represented by an attorney who may attend the
Conciliation Conference with you. If for some reason an attorney has not been secured by
the time of the Conciliation Conference, you shall personally appear at the time scheduled
for the Conciliation Conference without an attorney.
6. If Children's Services is conducting an investigation, their representation shall be
subpoenaed by the appropriate attorney to attend the Conciliation Conference. It shall be
the responsibility of the attorney subpoenaing the representative to obtain a Court Order or
releases from the parties prior to the release of information by the representative.
7. If you fail to appear as provided by this Order or to bring the child(ren), an
Order for custody, partial custody or visitation may be entered against you or the Court
may issue a warrant for your arrest.
8. The parties and their counsel, if applicable, are hereby directed to engage in
meaningful negotiations to resolve this matter prior to the Conciliation Conference.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET
FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE OF
THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
The Dauphin County Bar Center
213 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Telephone No. (717) 2:~2-7536
FOR THE COURT,
BY THE COURT,
District Court Administrator
,Judge
AI"IERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
ACT OF 1990
The Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is required by law to comply
with the Americans with Disability Act of 1990. For information about accessible facilities and
reasonable accommodations available to disabled individuals having business before the court, please
contact THE DAUPHIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FRONT 8~ FIARKET STREETS, HARRISBURG,
PA 17101 (717) 255-2711. For those with a hearing impairment, please contact the Deaf Center
at ( ) TDD. 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.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: '/l~/~/ District Court Administrator
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
KAREEM A. MONTGOMERY,
VS.
TRISHA L. BAUMGARDENER,
Plaintiff ·
Defendant :
COMPLAINT IN CUSTODY
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
CUSTODY
AND NOW, TO WIT, this ,~r~clay of July, 2001, comes th&iPlainti~
KAREEM A. MONTGOMERY, by and through his attorney, Daniel F. Wolfson,
Esquire, and the law firm of Wolfson ~ Associates, P.C., and files the within
Complaint of which the following is a statement:
1. The Plaintiff, KAREEM A. MONTGOMERY, is an adult individual
residing at 50 Sussex Road, Camp Hill, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17011.
2. The Defendant, TRISHA L. BAUMGARDENER, is an adult individual
temporarily residing at c/o Lamar Roundtree, PO Box 8819 MCD, Camp Lejeume,
North Carolina, 28547-8819.
3. The Plaintiff and Defendant were never Husband and Wife, but they
resided together until separation on or about January 1995.
4. The Plaintiff seeks majority physical custody and shared legal custody of
the following child, Justice Lee Montgomery, born December 9, 1995, who
resides with Plaintiff at 50 Sussex Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011.
5. Plaintiff and Defendant are the natural parents of the
above-mentioned minor child.
6. The child was born out-of-wedlock.
7. The child is presently in the custody of the Plaintiff, who resides at
the above address. During the past five (5) years, the child has resided with the
following persons at the following addresses:
Name ^ddress Date
Mother Highspire, P^ 1995
Mother 154 Solenburg Rd. ]an. 1996
Chambersburg, PA
Mother ! 60 Filmore Drive March 1997
Chambersburg, PA
Father 116 Meadow Creek Dr. 1998
Chambersburg
Father 50 Sussex Road 1998 to present
Camp Hill, PA
9.
10.
currently resides with the following persons:
Name
Barbara Mon~omer~
The mother of the child is Defendant. She is not married.
The father of the child is Plaintiff. He is married.
The relationship of Plaintiff to the child is that of father. The Plaintiff
Relationship
Wife
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11.
Defendant currendy resides with the following persons:
Name
Lamar (last name unknown)
The relationship of Defendant to the child is that of mother. The
Relationship
Boyfriend
! 2. Plaintiff and Defendant have not participated as a party or witness, or
in any other capacity in any other litigation concerning the custody of the child in
this or another Court.
1 3. Plaintiff has no information of a custody proceeding concerning the
child pending in a Court of chis Commonwealth.
1 4. Plaintiff does not know of a person not a party to the proceedings
who has physical custody of the child or claims to have custody or visitation with
respect to the child.
1 5. The best interest and permanent welfare of the child will be served by
granting the relief requested.
! 6. Each parent whose parental rights to the child have not been
terminated and the person who has physical custody of the child has been named
as a party to this action.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff requests the Court to grant majority physical
custody and shared legal custody of the aforementioned child to him.
Respectfully submitted,
Da~el F. Wolf~, Esquire
WOLFSON ~ ASSOCIATES, P.C.
267 East I~larket Street
York, PA 17403
(717) 846-1252
ID No. 20617
Attorney for Plaintiff
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VERIFICATION
I verify that the statements made in the foregoing'
are true and correct m the best of my information and belief. 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.
DATE: 'Tfi~/~' / '~~
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
KAREENI A. MONTGOMERY,
VS.
TRISHA L. BAUMGARDENER,
Plaintiff
Defendant :
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
CUSTODY
CONCILIATION CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM
Submitted by Daniel F. Wolfson, Esquire, counsel for the Plaintiff· ~ .:
1. Party is father of child. =: ._ .~:~
2. Name and date of birth of each child: "' ___~-<
:Justice Lee klontgomery, born December 9, 1995.
3. Party is requesting:
Majority physical custody and shared legal custody.
4. Present custody situation is as follows:
There has been no Custody Order that has been entered·
5. The present custody situation has existed since: N/A
Has either party prevented the other party from having any contact with the
child?
No
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7. Do you allege unfimess of the other party?
Yes. The Mother is living somewhere in North Carolina and moves from
motel to motel with the child and her boyfriend, who is in the military. The
child has no stable home or existence. The care that is provided to him by
Mother is questionable.
8. Do you allege improper home environment?
Yes. The child has no stable home environment and lives in motels.
9. What other issues will be presented to the Court?
The stability of the Father versus the stability of the Mother, the home
conditions of the Father, and what is in the best interests of the child, etc.
0. Do you plan to raise emotional or psychological problems of the child or
others involved?
No
1. Do you request psychological evaluations?
To be determined.
12. Will you agree to the appointment of one neutral psychologist to be used by
both parties to perform psychological evaluations?
Yes.
1 3. How much time will the presentation of your case, (including
cross-examination), take?
3 days.
1 4. The name and address of each factual wimess is:
To be determined.
15.
The name and address of each expert witness is:
To be determined.
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1 6. ^re home studies requested?
Yes
1 7. Other relevant information you wish to bring to the attention of the
Conciliator:
To be determined.
KAREEM A. MONTGOMERY :
PLAINTIFF
V.
TRISHA L. BAUMGARDENER :
DEFENDANT '
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
01-4879 CIVIL ACTION LAW
INCUSTODY
AND NOW, Thursday, August 30, 2001 , upon consideration of the attached Complaint,
it is hereby directed that parties and their respective counsel appear before Melissa P. Greevy, Esq. , the conciliator,
at 214 Senate Avenue, Suite 105, Camp Hill, PA 17011 on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 9:15 a.m.
for 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 thc court, and to enter into a temporary
order. All children age five or older may also be present at the 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/
Melissa P. Greevy. Esq,
Custody Conciliator
The Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County is required by law to comply with the
Americans with Disabilites Act of 1990. For information about accessible facilities and reasonable
accommodations available 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.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR ATTORNEY AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE AN ATTORNEY OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET
FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
Cumberland County Bar Association
2 Liberty Avenue
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
Telephone (717) 24%3166
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