HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-3180ROSANNE STUBER,
Plaintiff
GEORGE WESLEY STUBER,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:
: NO. 2002-3180 CIVIL TERM
:
: IN CUSTODY
ORDER OF COURT
consid he ust ncil , it is ordered and directed as
follows:
1. A Hearing is scheduled in Court Room No. ~x., of the Cumberland
_C,o. unty Court House, on the ~C4. day of ~t.co~t_x.~ ,2002, at ['.
o clock, )~ . M., at which time testimony will be tal~n. For purposes of this Hearing,
the Mother shall be deemed to be the moving party and shall proceed initially with
testimony. Counsel for each party shall file with the Court and opposing counsel a
Memorandum setting forth each party's position on custody, a list of witnesses who will
be expected to testify at the Hearing and a summary of the anticipated testimony of each
witness. These Memoranda shall be filed at least ten days prior to the Heating date.
2. Pending further Order of Court or agreement of the parties, the following
shall remain in effect:
3. The Mother, Rosanne Stuber, and the Father, George Wesley Stuber shall
have shared legal custody of Edward O. Stuber, bom April 19, 1985. 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.
4. Father shall have primary physical custody of the Child.
5. Mother shall have periods of partial physical custody of the Child on
alternating weekends from Friday at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday 5:00 p.m. beginning August 2,
2002.
6. Transportation shall be shared such that the receiving party shall
transport the Child.
JIJI 2 6 2002
7. The parties may modify this Order by mutual agreement. In the absence
of mutual consent, the terms of this Order shall control.
cc: Daniel Pollock, Esquire, counsel for Mother
Mark A. Mateya, Esquire, counsel for Father
JUl 2002
ROSANNE STUBER,
Plaintiff
Ve
GEORGE WESLEY STUBER,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:
: NO. 2002-3180 CIVIL TERM
:
: IN CUSTODY
PRIOR JUDGE: None
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
DATE OF BIRTH CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY OF
Edward O. Stuber
April 19, 1985 Father
2. A Conciliation Conference was held July 24, 2002 with the following
individuals in attendance: The Mother, Rosanne Smber, with her counsel, Daniel Pollock,
Esquire, and the Father, George Wesley Stuber, with his counsel, Mark A. Mateya,
Esquire.
3. Father's position on custody is as follows: Father seeks shared legal and
primary physical custody, with Mother having alternating weekends. Father indicated
that son, who is 17 years, 3 months old, would express a strong preference to live with
Father. Child voluntarily left Mother's home on April 17, 2002 to live with relatives
until Father obtained a local track-driving job and an apartment in the Carlisle School
District. Child has lived with Father since June, 2002. Father suggests Child is upset
with Mother's frequent boyfriends.
4. Mother's position on custody is as follows: Mother seeks shared legal
custody and primary physical custody with Father having an alternating weekend
schedule. Mother alleges Father has participated in incestuous behavior.
5. The Conciliator recommends an Order in the form as attached scheduling
a Hearing and granting the parents shared legal custody, Father primary physical custody
and Mother alternating weekends. It is expected that the Hearing will require one day.
Date
Custody Conciliator
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR CI, FMBERLAND COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA
Rosanne Stuber :
205 N. Baltimore Street
Mount Holly Springs, Pa. 17065 :
V4
George Wesley Stuber
102 S. West Stree~ Apt.gl
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
CIVIL ACTION -LAW
CUSTODY
COMPLAINT FOR CUSTODY
AND NOW Here comes Rosanne Stuber, by and through her attorney, Daniel
Pollock, Esq. to bring forth this Complaint for custody or in the alternative a request for
emancipation of her minor child Edward O. Stuber now or formerly known as Edward O.
Kanneg, III D.O.B. 4/19/85 for the reason written out below.
1. The Plaintiff is Rosanne Smbor, residing at 205 N. Baltimore Avenue, Mount
Holly Springs, Pa. 17065
2. The Defendant is George Wesley Stuber, residing at 102 S. West Street,Apt.#1
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
3. The Plaintiff seeks the physical custody of the following child:
Edward O. Stuber, 102 S. West Street, Apt.#1 Carlisle, Pa. 17013, age 17
The child was born out of wedlock
The child is presently in the custody of George Wesley Stuber who resides at 102
S.West Slxeet Apt.#1 Carlisle, Pa. 17013
During the past Five Years the child has lived at the following addresses with the
following people:
6/1/02- Present 102 S.West St. Apt.#1 Carlisle,Pa. 17013 with George Stuber
4/17/02- 6/1/02 5966 Waggoners Gap Road, Landisburg, Pa. 17047
With Rosalee Heisey, Aunt
Jack Heisey, Husband of Rosalee
Doug Heisey, son of Jack
1997-4/17/02 205 N. Baltimore Avenue Mount Holly Springs, Pm 17065
With Rosanne Stuber, Mother
Angela Stuber, Sister
The Mother of the child is Rosanne Stuber, currently residing at 205 N. Baltimore
Avenue, Mount Holly Springs, Pa. 17065. She is separated(Divorce not yet final)
The adoptive father of the child is George Wesley Smber Currently residing at 102
S.West Street Apt.#1 Carlisle, Pa. 17013, He is separated(Divorce not yet final)
4. The relationship of the plaintiff to the child is that she is his mother, The plaintiff
only resides with herself.
5. The relationship of the defendant to the child is that he is the child's adoptive
father, the defendant only resides with the said child.
6. Plaintiffhas not participated in any litigation concerning the custody of this child
Plaimiffhas no knowledge of another custody proceeding concerning this child
pending in any court of this Commonwealth.
Plaintiff does not know of anyone not a party to this proceeding who has physical
custody of the child or claims to have custody or visitation rights concerning the child.
7. The Best interest and permanent welfare of the child will be served by granting
the relief requested because:
A. Father and his extended family has undermined mother's rights in seeing and
disciplining the child.
B. Father and Father's family have kept Edward from his mother's family and have
kept them from reaching him when his maternal grandmother died.
C. Father and Father's Family have participated in incestous relationships with
each other in the past. (See exhibit 1)
D. Father can not provide proper guidance for the child.
E. Father and Father's Family have sucesssfully alienated Edward from his sister,
Angela~
F. Mother has always allowed Edward to have as normal as possible relationship
with Father and his family.
G. Mother has consistantly provided guidance and moral support for Edward.
H. Mother has provided the only stability Edward has ever known.
8. Each parem whose fights have not been terminated and the person who has
physical custody of the child to the action have been named as parties to the action. No
other person exists who is known to have a claim or a right to custody or visitation of the
child.
Wherefore the Plaintiff requests the court to grant her custody of the child, or in
the alternative, given the child's age of 17 years of age, if he is able to articulate why
exactly he does not wish to live in the Plaintiffs house by the Plaintiffs roles, The
Plaintiff asks that this Court emancipate the child so that his father's family will have no
legal control over him, and be able to force him to participate in their sick behaviors
toward his mother and her family, as well as toward themselves.
Daniel Pollock, Esq.
3105 Old Gettysburg Road
Camp Hill, Pa. 17011
Pm Super. Id. 70315
(717) 737-7566
Respe~ctfully Submitted,
lock, Esq.
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Rosanne Stuber
VERIFICATION
I verify that the statements made in this complaint are true and correct to the best
of my knowledge. I understand that false statements knowingly made herein are subject to
the penalifies of 18 Pm C.S. 4904 regarding unswom falsifications to Authorities.
D,~E (~J Rosanne Stuber
I hate you for ruining my chlldhold! I never got to giggle
about sex.with all my friends because I already knew What it
was all.about, and I didn't think it was anything more than a
way to get some attention and affection from guys. You
forced me to grow up too fast, my childhood ended the first
time I sat and watched you'and Rose screwing on the couch in
the back livingroom. 'I was only B or 9 at the time, When
Rose left you didn't want to give up your bad habits so you
turned to me. I'm 'glad I realized your actions were wrong
and I made you stop. The time you came home from college
and begged me in the bathroom I wish I would have killed or
severely injured you. I don't want you to hurt anyone the
way you hurt me.
· I made a lot of mistakes in life because I was left so
insecure by the trauma you caused. I should never have
gotten married. I got married for security and an escape to
a better life, not because I loved Russell. I'm not sure I
know what love is or will ever feel I really love someone
because of what you did to me. It's very hard to trust,
especially men. I have no trouble using men because you
used me in a very rotten and selfish way.
Because you are nothing more than a worm and won't admit to
what you did to me, I no longer have a family. If you would
only tell the truth things..would be better. I don't want
contact with you, but I would be able to handle a family get
together at Christmas for mom. But as long as you continue
to deny what happened, I will not allow any contact with me
from the family. So if you want to help mom's broken heart,
be a man, not a worm, and tell the truth.
How can you say you don't know who to believe. Just because
you believe one person doesn't mean you can't still love the
other person. I'm not asking you to kick anyone out of the
family, I'm Just. asking for some understanding and support I
never had when I was growing up.
I never felt I could talk to you when I was a kid and I
still feel the same way. You aren't dealing.with the
problems our family has, you are brushing them under the
rug. This is why I never told anyone when I was a kid. I
saw what happened to Rose and I was scared to death.
wanted something better. That's why I married Russell, not
really because I love him. but for security and an escape to
a better life. My biggest goal growing uD was to get the
hell out of Perry County. I hate that place. If it wasn't
for Russell wanting me to keep my family, I would have quit
speaking to you years ago. I didn't want anything to do
with such a screwed up bunch of people. 'I wanted to move
far, far away~ but Russell talked me into staying and
marrying him. Life is a bitch. I've Just waisted 6 years
of my life thanks to you screwed up sons-of-bitches. Yes.
I'm mad, I'm finally letting out all of the anger I held in
for 15 long years. 1§ years of unvented hatrid is a very
powerful thing. I never yelled at you in my life until a
couple of months ago. I'm sure it felt like shit to you but
it felt great to me. I don't have to be the obedient
daughter anymore. I always stuffed my emotions deep inside
myself because I didn't want to piss you off and therefore
not get the monetary support I felt I deserved after all the
shit I went through because of my screwed up family. I can
make it on my own now, I don't need to rely on you to help
me out. My life might not be as comfortable or secure, but
it will definitly be more emotionally stable. I won't have
to face the ~eople who stole my childhood.
My childhood ended the first time I watched Rose and Wes
screwing on the couch in the back ltvingroom. I was only 8
or 9 at the time. Can you imagine showing a porno flick to
an eight year old. Well I had the real thing not more than
three feet in front of me. When Rose left, Wes didn't want
to give up his bad habits so he turned to.-me. ~ I'm glad I
was smart enough to figure out it wasn't right and made him'
stop or I .would have been a pregnant.eleven year old. How
would you have explained that to the neighbors. Rose and
Wes also showed me where to find the sex books in your
bedroom night stand. I used to look through them all the
time. I read them cover to cover. I .had a better sex
education by the time I was twelve than most adults.do after
years of marriage. I knew all about sexual positions and
contraceptives, except I wasn't ready to learn these things.
I was forced to grow up too fast. I never got giggle about
sex with my girlfriends because I already knew what it was
· all about and I didn't think it was anything other than a
way to get some attention and affection I wasn't getting at
home from my parents. You know, that parental' love all
childdren need. Where was mine? I can't ever remember
being hugged and kissed by either you or dad.
I was:scared to let dad touch me at my wedding becaUse he
inever held my hand before and now I suddenly had ,to,-walk
down the aisle holding his arm and have him.dance;:iwith me at
the reception. I was uptight, very uptight, but'atlJleast
there was a room full of people so I knew he wouldn".t dare
.try anything. Yes, I was still scared of dad untili~last
summer when I started telling people about my past.'t! Once
you let the truth out. a lot of your fears go. away and it
feels great to be rid of these burdens I've carried around
all my life.
One time you mentioned to me that you knew about a lot of
things but Just didn't say anything. What wereyou
referring to? Did you ever think that I thought you didn't
care because you never said anything to me about my
boyfriends. I slept with a lot of guys and I couldn't
understand how you didn't know it. I thought you didn't
care because you were so heart broken about Rose. I felt
you didn't give a shit about what I did because you loved
Rose and not me.
You and dad kept wanting to know if I loved you, so I said I
did Just so the two of you would shut up. I don't think I
love you or dad or anyone else for that matter. I don't
know if I will ever truly love anyone. It's very hard to
trust and rely on people after you have been shit upon by
your family. If you can't trust your family, who can you
trust? I trust myself to know what is good for me, and I'm
learning to trust some of my friends.
I Just wanted to thank you for giving me such a shitty start
in life. Nothing like learning about it the hard way.
The Peterson Family,
I thought I would write a letter to everyone to let you
know how I'm doing. I have no idea what you may or may not
know so I'll start in the beginning. When I was ten Wes
molested me. It lasted for a summer until I figured out it
was wrong and made him stop. You see, Rose and Wes used to
fool around, they would have me watch, and when Rose left
home Wes didn't want to give up his bad habits so he turned
to me. Rose'told me not to let dad touch me so I figured if
dad wasn't aloud to touch me why should Wes be and I made
him stop. Oh, he kept trying from time to time and I kept
fighting him off. One time he came home from college on
break and begged me in the bathroom. If 'I had the courage
then I have know. he might not be alive today. I never told
anyone because I saw how miserable Rose's life was and I
wanted something better. I decided to serve my time then
get the hell out when I could. That's why I married
Russell, not because I loved him but because I wanted an
escape to a better life. Russell was the second person I
ever told and it took me a year to work up enough courage to
tell him. When I told him, he said we could work it out
between the two of us and I didn't need to tell anyone else
because people may use it to hurt me. Any asshole who would
use this to hurt me is a sick PUD and it took me six years
to figure it out. Incest does wonders at screwing up your
mind and you don't always think straight when you are
dealing with your emotions. The first person I told was
Tony. the boyfriend before Russell. and he said people
wouldn't love me if they knew. People like to keep these
things a secret for some reason but keeping the secret
emotionally destories the victim, me. I've decided I can be
self sufficient and I no longer need to keep the secret. I
left Russell' the second week in January and our divorce
should be final by August or September.
I wanted to tell everyone so many times but I was too
scared to. I saw how the family, you, reacted to Rose's
situation and I definitl¥ felt I was better off not telling
anyone. Bullshit!~ You abandoned me and my family, if
that's what you want to call them, and that rea}ly hurts
when you are Just a kid and suddenly you no longerget to
see your aunts, uncles, and cousins. I hated you.then and I
don't feel much for you now. Hell my grandparents didn't
even come to my wedding and they say they love me, yea
right, some love. That's not a very healthy kind of love
and I don't need it.
I have gone to counseling and I read a lot of. books
that deal with incest and how to handle the side effects of
it. I'm doing great now. My counselor even wants me to go
through training so I can help other women. She said it is
good for victims to see someone who has taken something so
ugly and used it as a driving force in her life to make
something of it. I didn't graduate from college with honors
because I Just got lucky. I knew I needed the best
education I could afford if I wanted to get the hell out of
Perry County and do something with my life.
Please don't bother calling Russell to get.mY~:Phone
number because I've told.him not to give it to yout':i,,,If I
ever want to talk to you again, I'll call. Russell.and I
are trying to keep our divorce from getting ugly and so far
things are going very smoothly. He understands how much
I've been hurt and he is letting me go even though he
doesn't want to loose me. This is very hard on him and your
phone calls will only make things harder to deal with.
Basically I'm not only divorcing. Russell, .I'm divorcing my
whole family. I don't need you messing me up after I've
come so far. I'm a fighter and I will survive.
ROSANNE STLrBER
PLAINTIFF
V.
GEORGE WESLEY STUBER
DEFENDANT
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:
: 02-3180 CIVIL ACTION LAW
IN CUSTODY
:
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, Wednesday, July 10, 2002 , upon consideration of the attached Complaint,
it is hereby directed that parties and their respective counsel appear before Jacqueline M. Verney, Esq. , the conciliator,
at 4th Floor, Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 9:30 AM
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 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 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/
Jacqueline M. Verney, Esq.
Custody Conciliator
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FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
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Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
Telephone (717) 249-3166
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY
ROSANNE STUBER
GEORGE WESLEY STUBER :
DOCKET NO. 02-3180
CIVIL ACTION-CUSTODY
MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE
And Now Here comes Rosanne Smber, by and through her attorney, Daniel
Pollock, Esq. to request a conflmmnce of the above captioned matter currently scheduled
for August 28, 2002 at 1:30 P.M. for the reasons listed below.
1. The Parties to this action and the minor involved have reached an agreement in
principle to settle this matter.
2. In order to properly settle this matter the parties will need beyond the scheduled
date of August 28, 2002 to draw up the necessary paperwork and have all involved agree
to the particular language to settle the above captioned matter.
3. All Parties concur in asking for this continuance in order to properly prepare what
needs to be done to settle this matter.
Wherefore Rosanne Smber and her counsel pray that this Honorable Court
continue this matter generally to allow the parties the oppommity to settle this matter
totally and amicably.
Daniel Pollock, Esq.
3105 Old Gettysburg Road
Camp Hill, Pa. 17011
Pa. Super. Id. 70315
(717) 737-7566
Respectfully Submitted,
Attorney for the Mother
Rosanne Stuber
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
On July 9, 2002 I, Daniel Pollock, Esq. did serve this motion for continuance
upon the following interested parties by first class mail.
Mark A. Mateya Esq.
C/O Knisley, Knaub and Imblum
Cameron Mansion
407 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
Dani61 Pollock, Esq.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY
ROSANNE STUBER
Ve
GEORGE WESLEY STUBER
DOCKET NO. 02-3180
CIVIL ACTION-CUSTODY
ORDER OF THE COURT
AND NOW The l.t~J'~ day of August, 2002 it is ordered and decreed
that this matter is continued generally. If the agreement in principle shall fall to
materialize, either party may petiton this court to have this m~~.~ts.
BY THE COURTx~e~(~//~/j.