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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 05- 5' 1/(., CIVIL ACTION - LAW
SAMUEL Q. FLASHER,
Plaintiff
JENNY BROWN,
Defendant
IN CUSTODY
PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT TO CONFIRM CUSTODY
1. Plaintiff is Samucl Q. Flasher, an adult individual currently residing at 4 Ridge Top
Acres, Three Springs, Huntington County, Pennsylvania.
2. Defendant is Jenny Brown, an adult individual currently rcsiding at 342 E Garfield
Street, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. Plaintiff seeks custody of the child, Maekayla Brown, who was born on
August 27,1995. The child was born out of wedlock.
4. Since the child's birth, Maekayla has resided with the following persons at the
following addresses for the following periods oftime: Maekayla has been living off and on with her
maternal grandmother who has five foster/adopted childrcn living with her, as well as the maternal
grandfather, Dcfendant and her two other sons.
5. The relationship of the Plaintiff to thc child is that offather. He is single and living
separately. The Plaintiff currently resides with the following:
Name Relationship
Amanda Gahagan Girlfriend
Hayley Flasher Daughter
Quentin Flasher Son
6. The relationship of the Defendant to the child is that of mother. She is single and
Jiving separately. The Defendant currently resides with the following:
Name Relationship
Judy Brown Mother
Jerry Brown Father
Maekayla Brown Daughter
Branson Brown Son
Candon or Cameron Brown Son
Name unknown
Name unknown
Female Foster child
Female Foster child
Male Foster child
Male Foster child
Male Foster child
Name unknown
Name unknown
Name unknown
7. The parties have not participated in previous litigation concerning the custody of
Maekayla in this court or any court.
8. The Plaintiff has no information of a custody proceeding concerning Maekayla
pending in any other court.
9. The best interest and pcrmanent welfare of Maekayla will be served by granting
custody to Plaintiffbccause: Plaintiff can provide a stable, clean, safe and nurturing environment for
his daughter. Maekayla has reported being scarcd of the oldest foster child and has been in
counseling. Maekayla has stopped reporting any problems to Father out offear of punishment from
Mother. Father is unable to have regular phone contact with Maekayla as Mother's phone numbcrs
are constantly changing and she refuses to allow Maekayla to call Father. Mother has refused Father
visitation. Mother's house is filthy and cluttered and Father fears for his daughter's welfare. Mother
constantly has a new boyfriend who she brings into the home to live and recently an ex-boyfriend
brokc in and broke the door down and broke windows. Fathcr requests primary physical custody.
10. Plaintiff does not know of any pcrson not a party to these proceedings who claims to
have custody or visitation rights with respect to Maekayla.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests your Honorable Court to set a time and place for a hearing
at which Plaintiff requests thc Court to grant him the Custody Order. Pending said hearing, Plaintiff
requests temporary primary custody.
MAR~~ON DEARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
Datc September 28, 2005
By
J enni er . Spears, Esquire
Ten ast High Street
Carlisle, P A 17013
(717) 243-3341
Attorneys for Plaintiff
VERIFICATION
The foregoing Complaint to Confirm Custody is based upon information which has been
gathered by my counsel in the preparation of the lawsuit. The language of the document is that of
counsel and not my own. I have read the Complaint and to the extent that the document is based
upon information which I have given to my counsel, it is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge, information and belief. To the extent that the content ofthe document is that of counsel,
I have relied upon counsel in making this verification.
This statement and verification are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4904
relating to unsworn falsification to authorities, which provides that if I make knowingly false
averments, I may be subject to criminal penalt~ ~
Samuel Q. Flasher
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SAMUEL Q. FLASHER
PLAINTIFF
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v.
05-5116 CIVIL ACTION LAW
JENNY BROWN
DEFENDANT
IN CUSTODY
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
, upon consideration of the attached Complaint,
it is hereby directed that parties and their respective counscl appear bcforc Hubert X. Gilroy, Esq.
at 4th Floor, Cumberland County Courthons~".,s:.a.,:!.i.~~ on.,.,__.__......F!id_..y"g.clll.i!."-~l!,,~Q,~
, the conciliator,
at 8:30 AM
for a Pre. Hearing Custody Confercnce. At such confercnce, an cffort will be made to resolvc the issues in dispute; or
ifthis cannot be accomplished, to detinc and narrow the issues to bc heard by the court, and to cntcr into a tcmporary
order. All children age fivc or older may also be present at thc confercnce. Failure to appear at the conterence may
provide grounds for entry of a temporary or penn anent order.
The court hereby directs the parties to furnish any and all existing Protection from Abuse orders,
Special Helief orders, and Custody orders to the conciliator 48 hours prior to scheduled hearing.
FOR THE COURT.
By: /s/
Hubert X Gilrov. 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 Street
Carlisle, pennsylvania 170 I 3
Telephone (717) 249-3166
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Plaintiff
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
v
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JENNY BROWN,
Defendant
NO. 05-5116
IN CUSTODY
COURT ORDER
AND NOW, this ~daY of November, 2005, upon consideration of the attached
Custody Conciliation report, it is ordered and directed as follows:
1. A hearing is scheduled in Court Room No. L of the Cumberland County
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Courthouse on the .1'1 J:A.. day of --Jay. , 2005 at I'd? --/-.m. At this hearing, the
father shall be the moving party and shall proceed initially with testimony. Counsel
for the parties shall file with the Court and opposing counsel a memorandum setting
forth the history of custody in this case, the issues currently before the Court, a
summary of each parties position on these issues, a list of witnesses who will be called
to testify on behalf of each party and a summary of the anticipated testimony of each
witness. This memorandum shall be filed at least five days prior to the mentioned
hearing date.
2. Pending further Order of this Court, the following temporary Custody Order is
entered:
A. The father, Samuel Q. Flasher, and the mother, Jenny Brown, shall enjoy
shared legal custody of Maekayla L.A. Brown, born August 27, 1995.
B. Mother shall have primary physical custody of the minor child.
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C. Father shall have periods of temporary physical custody of the minor child on
alternating weekends from 6:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Father shall pick up the minor child on Friday and mother shall pick up the
child on Sunday. Where the alternating weekend is scheduled on a day where
the child either has Friday or Monday off, father shall also have child that day
to enjoy custody with the child under a similar time schedule.
D. At such other times as agreed upon by the parties.
3. In the event the parties are unable to work out a visitation schedule over the
holiday, legal counsel for the parties may contact the Custody Conciliator directly
to conduct a telephone conference call with the Conciliator after which the
Conciliator may submit to this Court a revised Order addressing holiday visitation.
BY THE COURT,
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SAMUEL Q. FLASHER,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JENNY BROWN,
Defendant
NO. 05-5116
IN CUSTODY
CONCILIATION CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL RULE OF
PROCEDURE 1915.3-8(b), the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following
report:
1. The pertinent information pertaining to the child who is the subject of this litigation
is as follows:
MaekayIa L.A. Brown, born August 27,1995.
2. A Conciliation Conference was held on October 28, 2005, with the following
individuals in attendance:
The father, Samuel Q. Flasher, with his counsel, Jennifer L. Spears, Esquire, and
the mother, Jenny Brown, with her counsel, Michael A. Scherer, Esquire.
3. There is no existing Order and the parties have been handling the custody situation
with an informal agreement. Generally, the status quo is the father having custody on
alternating weekends with mother having primary custody, Father believes that there
are a number of issues taking place in the mother's home that merit a change in the
custody situation. Father is seeking primary custody at this particular time. There
was some discussion of reaching an agreement whereby father would have more
expanded time during the school year with primary custody during the summer, but
mother was nnwilling to agree to the summer provision which resulted in no
compromise being achieved.
4. A hearing is necessary and the Conciliator recommends an Order in the form as
attached.
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Hubert X. Gilroy, E
Custody Conciliat
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SAMUEL Q. FLASHER,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
v.
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
JENNY BROWN,
Defendant
NO. 05-5116 CIVIL TERM
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 16th day of February, 2006, upon consideration of the attached
letter from Jennifer L. Spears, Esq., attorney for Plaintiff, the hearing previously
scheduled for February 27, 2006, is continued generally. Counsel are directed to notify
the court if a hearing is desired or if an agreement is reached.
BY THE COURT.
Jennifer L. Spears, Esq.
10 East High Street
Carlisle, P A 17013
Attorney for Plaintiff
Michael A. Scherer, Esq.
19 West South Street
Carlisle,PA 17013
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February 15, 2006
The Honorable J. Wesley Oler, Jr.
Cumberland County Courthouse
Hanover and High Streets
Carlisle, PA 17013
RE: Samuel Q. Flasher v. Jenny Brown
No. 2005-5116 - Cumberland Count c.c.P.
Our File No. 11799.1
Dear Judge Oler:
Please be advised that the parties have reached a tentative agreement and request a general
continuance of the hearing scheduled for February 27,2006, at 1 :30 p.m. We are in the process of
preparing a Custody Stipulation and Order for your review and approval. Attorney Scherer, who
represents the Defendant in this action, concurs with this request.
Very truly yours,
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Mf171R?!' ~ARDORFF WILLIAMS & OTTO
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Mr. Samuel Q. Flasher
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