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BILLY R. DRABENSTADT,
Plaintiff
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
vs.
: NO. 2005- 3D 7
CIVIL TERM
JENNIFER L. BUCHER,
Defendant
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: CUSTODY
COMPLAINT FOR CUSTODY
TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF THE SAID COURT:
AND NOW comes the Plaintiff, BILLY R. DRABENSTADT, by his attorney, MAX J.
SMITH, JR., Esquire, and respectfully represents the following:
I. Plaintiff is BILLY R. DRABENSTADT, who resides at 171 Cedar Manor,
Elizabethtown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17022.
2. Defendant is JENNIFER L. BUCHER, who resides at 403 Petersburg Road,
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17013.
3. Plaintiff and Defendant are unmarried and are the natural parents of one child,
ADDISON DRABENSTADT, born August 11,2001.
4. The best interests and welfare of the minor child would be served by placing
partial physical custody and shared legal custody of the child with Plaintiff, as the court may
deem appropriate.
5. Defendant has refused to allow any meaningful contact between Plaintiff and the
child for the past three years.
6. The minor child has resided at the following addresses since birth, to the best of
Plaintiffs knowledge:
(a) From birth until June 2004 at 4103 Green Court, Harrisburg, Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania with Mother.
(b) From June 2004 until August 2004 at 4739 Brian Road, Mechanicsburg,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with Mother.
(c) From September 2004 until present at 403 Petersburg Road, Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania with Mother.
7. Plaintiff does not have any information of any custody proceeding concerning said
minor child in any court in Pennsylvania or any other State.
8. Plaintiff has not participated as a party, witness or otherwise in any other litigation
concerning the custody of said minor child in Pennsylvania or any other State.
9. Plaintiff does not know of any person not a party to these proceedings who has
physical custody of the said minor child or who claims to have custody or visitation rights with
respect to him.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully prays that your Honorable Court order that partial
physical custody and shared legal custody of ADDISON DRABENSTADT, be placed with
Plaintiff.
Date: September 1,2004
Respectfull
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M J. SMITH, J
J.D. No. 32114
JARAD W. HANDELMAN, Esquire
J.D. No. 82629
James, Smith, Dietterick & Connelly LLP
P.O. Box 650
Hershey, P A 17033
(717) 533-3280
I verify that the statements made in this Complaint are true and correct. I under-
stand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section
4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
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BILLY R. DRABENST ADT
PLAINTIFF
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V.
05-307
CIVI L ACTION LA W
JENNIFER L. BUCHER
DEFENDANT
IN CUSTODY
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW.
Monday, January 24, 2005
. upon consideration of the attached Complaint,
it is hereby directed that parties and their respective counsel appear before Dawn S. Snnday, Esq.
at__~.2...~"st Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 on Wednesday, February 16, 2005
, thc conciliator,
at 8:30 AM
for a Pre-Hearing Custody Conference. At sueh conference. an effort will be made to resolve the issues in dispute; or
if this cannot be accomplished, to detine and narrow the issues to be heard by the 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 direets the parties to furnish any and all existing Protection from Abuse orders,
Special Relief orders, and Custody orders to the eonciliator 48 hours prior to scheduled hearing.
FOR THE COURT.
By: Isl
Dawn S. Sunday, Esq.
Custody Conciliator
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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
HA VE 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
32 South Bedford St-eet
Carlisle, Pennsylvania ] 7013
Telephone (717) 249-3166
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BILLY R. DRABENST ADT
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON LEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN. YL VANIA
vs.
05-307
CIVIL ACTION LA'
JENNIFER L. BUCHER
Defendant
IN CUSTODY
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 2- I . day of rtltvc-A
consideration of the attached Custody Conciliation Report, it is ordered and directed as
.' 2005, upon
llows:
I. The Father, Billy R. Drabenstadt, and the Mother, Jennifer L. Bucher, shall h e shared legal
custody of Addison Drabenstadt, born August II, 2001. Each parent shall have an equa' right, to be
exercised jointly with the other parent, to make all major non-emergency decisions affe ing the
Child's general well-being including, but not limited to, all decisions regarding his heal , education
and religion. Pursuant to the terms of this paragraph each parent shall be entitled to all cords and
information pertaining to the Child including, but not limited to, school and medical rec rds and
information.
2. The Mother shall have primary physical custody of the Child.
3. The Father shall have partial physical custody of the Child on alternating wee ends from
Friday at 6:00 p.m. through Sunday at 6:00 p.m., beginning Friday, March 11,2005. In ddition, the
Father shall have custody of the Child every Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. until between 30 p.m. and
9:00 p.m., beginning Wednesday, March 16,2005.
4. The parties shall share or alternate having custody of the Child on holidays as. ollows:
A. Christmas: The Christmas holiday shall be divided into Segment A, which s all run from
Christmas Eve at 2:00 p.m. through Christmas Day at 2:00 p.m., and Segme t B, which
shall run from Christmas Day at 2:00 p.m. through December 26 at 2:00 p. In odd
numbered years, the Mother shall have custody ofthe Child during Segment and the
Father shall have custody during Segment B. In even numbered years, the ther shall have
custody of the Child during Segment A and the Mother shall have custody d' ring
Segment B.
B. Thanksgiving: In every year, the Father shall have custody of the Child begi ing on his
regular Wednesday evening period of custody through Thanksgiving Day at :00 p.m. and
the Mother shall have custody of the Child on Thanksgiving Day beginning t 2:00 p.m.
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C. Easter: The Mother shall have custody of the Child on Easter in every year. n the event
Easter falls on the Father's weekend period of custody, the Father shall retur custody of
the Child to the Mother on Easter Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
D. Mother's DavIFather's Day: In every year, the Mother shall have custody of the Child on
Mother's Day and the Father shall have custody of the Child on Father's Da) from
12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m.
E. The parties shall share having custody of the Child on the remaining holiday as arranged
by agreement.
F. The holiday custody schedule shall supercede and take precedence over the gular custody
schedule.
5. Each party shall be entitled to have custody of the Child for two weeks for va ation each
year to be scheduled non-consecutively, unless otherwise agreed between the parties. T e parties shall
provide each other with 30 days advance notice of vacation dates selected under this pr ision. The
party providing notice first shall be entitled to preference on his or her selection of vaca on dates. The
parties shall schedule periods of vacation under this provision to include that party's re lar weekend
period of custody.
6. This Order is entered pursuant to an agreement of the parties at a custody con iliation
conference. The parties may modify the provisions of this Order by mutual consent. In he absence of
mutual consent, the terms of this Order shall control.
BY THE COURT,
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cc: ~ J. Smith, Jr., Esquire - Counsel for Father
;:,xnnifer L. Bucher, Mother
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BILLY R. DRABENST ADT
Plaintiff
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON! PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PEW SYLVANIA
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05-307
CIVIL ACTION LAW
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JENNIFER L. BUCHER
Defendant
IN CUSTODY
CUSTODY CONCILIATION SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY RUL'
PROCEDURE 1915.3-8, the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following n
OF CIVIL
ort:
I. The pertinent information concerning the Child who is the subject of this itigation is as
follows:
NAME
CURRENTLY IN CUSTC IlY OF
DATE OF BIRTH
Addison Drabenstadt
Mother
August 11, 2001
2. The conciliation conference was initially held in this matter on February I , 2005 during
which the Mother participated by telephone. However, as the Mother had not receive. the petition at
that time, it was agreed by the parties that the conference would be rescheduled for 1 arch 10, 2005.
At the conference on March 10, 2005, the following individuals were in attendance: T e Father, Billy
R. Drabenstadt, with his counsel, Max J. Smith, Esquire, and the Mother, Jennifer L. ucher, who is
not represented by counsel in this matter. The Mother's boyfriend, Chris Ross, also pa icipated in the
conference.
3. The parties agreed to entry of an Order in the form as attached.
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Dawn S. Sunday, Esquire
Custody Conciliator
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