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RICKY UU! KEEPER,
Plaintiff
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON Pl.EAS Of
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - l.AW
t CUSTODY/VISITATION
NO, 94-1321 CIVIL
v.
MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
011 fenl,\ant
I~ ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW,lhls ~_ day of D~~~mb~r, 1994, by llllr'eem~ntof the parties, in
order that a custody evaluation may be perfnrmed, thll lIultody hearina previously sllheduled for
October 24, 1994. II hllreby Cl.mtlnlled tothlll!th day of Fllbruary. 1995, at 9:00 o'lIlocll a.m. In
Courtroom Number I. Cumberland County Court HOUle. Carlllle, Pllnnlylvanla, 17013.
BY THE COURT:
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Christopher C, Houston. Eaq,
AlIorney for Rielly Le~ Keefer
Ricky Lee Keefer, Plalntlrf
Taylor P. AndrewI, Eaq.
AlIorney for Michele tee Keefer
Michele Lee Keefer. Defendant
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RICKY L~E KliEfIE:J\,
Plalntlff/RelpomJcnl
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1:--: TilE covin OF COMMON PLEAS OF
ClJMUERI.AND COUNTY, Pl1NNSYI.\, ANIA
CIVil. ACTION . LAW
ClISTODY/VISIT ATION
NO, 1)4.1321 CIVIL
MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
Defenllanl/Petllloner
MOTIQJmJJ~~g~'LMEN1'
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AND NOW, eome~ the Petltloner/l)ekndant, MIClIELE LEE KEEFER, hy nnd through
her auorney.. An(trew~ & John~l1n nnd Tnyhlr 1', Andrews, ESljulre, nnd respectfully rcprcsenls
01 follows:
J. A eusllllly (\Ider in thc nhllvc.rcfl'rcneeJ ense wns entered on April 21, 1Y94.
followlna a coneillotlnn eonferencc which oeeUt'rl'J lln April \4, 11)1)4, The April 21. (1)94 ellurt
Orllcr II auoched hereIn n~ Exhlhlt I, and the l'llnl'lIliullr eonf,'renec ~umll1nry rcporl thlm April
1994 II BuacherJ hercto as Exhlhll 2,
2. Unller the terms of the April 11)1)4 OrJer, the pnnlcs' ~on, Shane Vincent Keef,'r,
lIatc of birth Auau~t 30, \9)\, II with his 11l11lhn. the Petitioner/Defendant, each Sunday,
Tuclllay, Bnll Thunday night, nnd every olher Friday l\lld SnturdllY night. Shnnc Kedn Is with
hll fnther, the Relpondent/l'llllnlitf, Rkky LeI' "l'dcr, l'uch Tuesdny und Thursduy night nnll
altcrnate Friday and Saturday nights.
3. At the time of the enlry of Ihe April 1994 Order und srnee thut time, the Petltlllner
nnd Itespondent hnve lived In Walnul 1l111111Il\, Pennsylvunlu, und utilized Petitioner's
arandmnther n~ a bnhYIllln for SllIlne Kecfer,
4. A~ wn~ eontemplaled hy th,' April ("lUrl Ordcr (See pUrllgrBrh 4), Pctllionn will
move In an aportmenlln Carlisle in carly Sl:rll'll\her 11)94, Pctltloncr works In Hnrrlshurg nl
the Department of Henlth nnd her workllllllllHlrS 1In' N:OO ILm, 10 4:30 1',m,
s, To he auured of nehlevlng enrollment In the Dnyeare proOOIl1 lit the Carlisle YMCA
In September, the Petitioner enrlllled her lon, Shane Vincent Keefer, for dllycllre llllll'cur
Monday~, Wedne~dnYI .\nd f'rldny! from 7:()(\ 11./11, until ~:3() p,m. l\) commence Sepll'rnhl'r 12,
1994,
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By: h ~,~~/z, ~ "dmtJS
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Atlmncy fur Petitioner
71\ West Pomfret Street
Carlisle. PA 17013
Tel~phonel (717) 243.()123
6. Respundent, Ricky Lee Keercr, ohJe~ts to the mowment of Shane Keefer's dllytlmc
supervision 'rom Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvllnlll. hi the Carlisle YMCA, and he InslNls upon
enforcement 0' the literal terms of the April 21, I <)tJ4 Order,
7, A conciliation WIIS eondu~led hdor~' Con~llllltor Samuel L, Andes, Esquire. on
AUlult 24, 1994, to relolve this dispute. I\nd no reslllutl\lII WIIS rellehed, The question of
appropriate: dnyeRre fur Shllne Vln~~~nt Keekr will he set down for II court hcarlnl.l'
Il, If fctllloncr. Michd~ L~e Keefer. ~Ioes not enroll Shane Vincent Keefer In the
Carlllle YMCA dayeare prllllrnm 011 Scptemher 12, 191)4. Shnl1c's reserved position In thIs.
dayeare wlll be IOltand the opportul1lty I'm thl~ dllyclm' will nolonllcr be II vtllhle option,
9. Petitioner. MI~hc\~ Lee K~'efer, IIl/.rc\~s hi mlllnlllln the ovcrnlllht custody 1IrrIlIlIlem~'111
whleh has heen operlltlnll since I~prll 1994 ~llhst\tllllnl.l the Cllrllslc dllyellre for the sllpnvlslon
of Shane Keefer on Monl,hlYs. Wednesdays I\l1d I'l'ldllYs. IInd cllntlnulnll with her Ilrllndmothcr liS
Shane's babysluer In Walnut Bottom on Tucsdnys Ilnd Thursdays, Alt~rnlltlvely, MichelI,' Lee
Keefer allreeltbat pendlnll n filllll hell ring 011 thc quwlon of dllYCIHC. Shane Vlnecl" Keefer
may be enrolh:d on Tuesdnys Ilnd Thursday~ In th~' dllycllre operllted at the Trinity Church In
Walnut Bottom. Penllsylvnnll\.
10, Petitioner seeks Iln order hy this C'llllrtllllthmlzlna the enrollment of Shllne Vincent
Keefer In the Carlisle YMCA I'm MondllYs, WI,'l,lnesdIlYs. and Frldnys pendlnllth~ CII!lody
hearlnll on thl~ qucstlon,
WHEREFORE, Pclitlon~r prnys Your Honorable Court to temporarily amend the
custody order of April 21, 1 tJ% to Illltllllrlzc P~'tltloncr to enroll Shane Vincent Kect'er In the
YMCA Daycllre Prllllrllm.
Respectfully sU\lmlttcd,
ANDREWS & JOHNSON
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PhlntU I VLIAB or CUM~EaLANP
-, ! COUNTY, PUNNBYLVANIA
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NO. 94-1321 (~IV II,
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AND NOW, thh LA I"t d.yof (\p', I , 1994, upon reviev ot the
oiOnc1H.tor's report Ind it appeantlq th.ll the parUes have I~roed upon the Lerma of
tbl. order, whlob VI' dictated In theIr proDence and the pre.enoe of their counsQI Ind
-approved by them Ind their cou~sal, we horeby order I' lollow"
1. The partie. .hall .hare logal custody 01 their minor child, BhAne Vincent
Ke'fer, biOrn AU9U.t 30, 1991.
2, Pendln9 further order of this court, the chlld shall be In the physlcA 1
,ou.tody of hl. father, the Plalntlfl, RIcky Lee Ileefer, the follovlng tlmesl
A, Ivery Monday from 3130 p.m. until approximately 6t4~ a.m, tho
fiOllovlng morning, when the lather shall take the child to the babynltter
u.ed by both of the parties In WAlnut Bottom.
8, Bvery Wadnesday Irom 3t30 p.m. until apprOXimately 6t4~ a,m. the
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fo11ollln9 mornlnq, when the lather /lhall return the chlld to the babysitter,
C. Every Tuesday, 'I'hursday. ,1nd I'rlday from 31,~0 p.m. untll 0130 p.m.
The father .hell pick the child up at the babysitter and the mother shall
plck tbe child up at his residence at approximately ~t30 p,m, Upon her return
from vork,
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D. Every other weekend, conllnenclnq on Frlday, April l~, 1994, Irom JtJO
p,m, on Friday until 8tOO p,m. en SlInday, The partlGs have a9reed to
exahanqe .ome weekends on this schedule bnt we shall leave the datalln of
that to them,
3. The ralt 01 the time. when the child Is not with the bebYlitter ua~d by both
partle., the ohlld shall be In the phynlral custody 01 tho mother, the Defendant,
Hlehele Le. ~eefer. The only oxcoptlonH to that shall be &S lollowlt
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A. Tbe partie>> .hall Iharu time ~ith the ahilu on holiday, a. they may
avree hereafter. The partlel arQ encouraged to work out the detallR ot the
holiday ti.e, ~itb the child privately.
8, 1I,0h parent .hall have the child for two (~) period' of Bevon ('I)
diY' lIah during the .ummer ot 1994, without interruption by periodB ot time
in the au'tody ot the other parent, for purpo.e. ot vecation. The preaise
,cheduling ot this i. lett to tho plrtleR but they are directed to vlve each
other at lea't tbirty (30) daYI notlco prior to the eMerai.e ot any ot thORO
periOd, ot time. The periods shall not be conlecutlve tor more than seven
(7) dlY',
4, Thil order is Intended to bD a temporary resolution ot the matters involvtnq
'the cuatody ot the parties' chlld, It lfl antiCipated that the mother will be movinC}
frOll bar pr,'aent r..idence within thD next Bevoral months and, ~hen Ihe dCleR, the
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plrtie, .hall Ittempt to negotiate a modltlcation or revi.ion of thi. order, In tho
'I event tbe plrtie, Clnnot agree, they arD directed to return to the conciliator tor
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: further proaeeding,. The Court Adminlatrator .hall reas8ign thi. matter to the
i!concililtor tor furtber proceodlnV6 upon receipt of a lotter from either of the partieR
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,or their Ittorney, requeltinq further conciliation.
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Chri'topher C. Hou'ton, Elquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
~Iylor P. Andrew" Eaquire
Attorn., for Defendant
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IIC_Y LIB _II'IR/
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IN TH2 COURT Of COMMON
PLIAS Of' CUMBERLANIl
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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I JUDOI PRIVIOUSLY ASSIGNEDI None
I r;,g~CIL~^1:98"s:9li.1'.B.8J.itt!;)l BU"",~RY RBPORT
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': IN ACCORDANCI WITH c0MBERLflND COUNT'( HULE OF CIVIL PROCBDURE 191!1. 3-B(b),
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NO, 94-1121 CIVIl,
CUSTODY
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,j IlndaUlqnt4 Cu.tody Concll1ator Dubml ta the following report.l
i, 1. Tha partlnent inlormation concerning the chlld who 1. the subject of this
:[lit.lqatlon 1. a. lollowsl
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CURRENTLY IN
"~I li.Atl.e. alRTHlllli CUSTODY OF
il.bane V1Dcent hefer 30 ,l,uqust 1991 DUaDdlnt./Mother
!I 2, A Concllht.1on Conference lias held on 11 Aprll 1994 aDd t.he rollowlnq
!liDdlVldUlll ware present I the Flalnt.llf and hIS attorney, Chrlatophel' C, Hounton,
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';I.qulra, t.ha Dafendant and her attorney, Taylor P. And~ews, I.qulre.
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), Tba perU.. hive been sepftt'ated tor almost. a year
"arranqed t.ha child'. custody DO that ooeh of thom Bees the
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would l1ko to havl t.he child overnlqht mOlo treqllently.
4, With BOllle very good qUidanco lrom their attorneys. and w1th slot 01 patience
,with each othlr, t.be parties lIere able to agrea upon .n ordlr which prOVides IIhat both
of tham wlnt, It least lor the tlmo !lalnq, It In anticipated thl order will have to bo
.od1l1ld whln the mother movel! fronl her parents' home. Othorlllu, with the entry of
tha It.t.ached order, no further action IR necessary at. this time
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G~ I.. Andes
1:\ItltO~y Conciliator
durlD9 which
child every
time th~y have
d,lY, Tho fAthel
11 April 1994
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IICKY LII KII'.I/
, Plaintltt
l~ THI COURT Of C~MMON
PLIAS Of C~MBE>>LANn
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO, 94-l3al CIVIl,
CUSTODY
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II AJfl) NOli, thh day of , 1994, upon reviev of the
'IGOnel1iator'l report and it appearing that the partie. haye Iqreed upon the terma of
:, tbh order, vhicb VII dictated in thnlr proaence and the pruence of their couna"l and
:lapprOVld by them and their counnol, ~o horeby order as follovsl
'i 1. The perU.. .hall ahare legal cuatody of their minor ohlld, Shane Vincent
II Ketler, born Auqult 30, 1991.
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,leultOdY ot hia tither, the Plaintiff. RIcky Lee Keeter, the tollovinq timeSl
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II A, Ivery Monday from 3130 p.m, untH approximately 614~ I.m. the
II follovinq mornlnq, vhen the father ahall take the child to the babyaitter
I~ Ultd by both of the parUlIS in Walnut, Bottom.
!I 8, Every Wedneaday from 3130 p,m, until ap~ro)(lmatelY 614~ a.m, the
foUol/inq morning, IIhen tho falllH ,;hilll return the child to the babynltter,
C. Every Tue.day. Thursday, and Friday from 3130 p,m, until 5130 p,m.
The tather Ihall pick the chIld up at the baby.ltter and the mother ahall
pick tbe ohl1d up at hia residence at approximately ~130 p.m, upon her return
trom I/ork.
D, Every other lIeekend, commencIng on Friday, April l~, 1994, from 3130
p,m, on 'rlday until 8100 p.m, on Sunday, The partlea havs aqreed to
Illchuql lome I/nkenda on this schedule but lie ahall leavl the dlltalla of
that to tblm.
3, Thl rut of tho tIme, ~h(H\ t.he ,~hllol ia not I/ith the bebyailter ullod ny both
partil., tbl ohlld ahall be in tho physical custody of the mother, the Dofendant.
Klehel. Lit Keefer, Tho only nXc'!pl.lonll t,() that Bhall bll aH lollollHI
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A. The partie. .hall shire tlme wlth the child on hOliday. a. they may
a,r.e bar.aft.r. Th. partl.. are encouraged to ~ork out tb' d.t.ll. of the
holiday tl.e. ~itb th. child privately,
I. .ach parent .hall hive the chlld for two (a) periOd. of I,ven (7)
day. each durin9 the .ummer of 1994, without lnterruption by periodo of tlme
ln tbe cu.tody of tbe other parent, lor purpo.e. of vacation, The preui.e
,chedulin, of tbl. 1. left to the p~rties but they are dlreoted to 9ive eBeh
other at lea.t thlrty (301 dlya notlc~ prior to the exorclse of any of th~Bq
p.riod. of ti... Th. p.riodl .hlll not be con.ecutiv. for more thon seven
(7) d.ya.
4, Tbi. order i. intended to b~ a tqmporary resolutlon of the mstterD invoivin9
: the cu.tody of tbe p.rtlea' chlld, It I. anticlpated th.t the mother vill be movinq
'I fro. her pre..nt re.idenc. within tha next sev.ral months .nd, ~hen .he doe., the
:!partie. .ball atteMpt to n.,oti.t. a modlfication or revi.ion of tbi. order. In the
'I event tbe partie. cannOl a9r.e, they are directed to return to the concilietor for
,Ifurth.r proc.edin,., Th. Court Administrator Ihall r....i9n thi. mltter to the
conclllator for further proceedinq. upon r~cnipt of a lettlr from lither of the partieD
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,lor th.ir Ittorney. requestin9 further conclliation,
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Cbriatopber C, Hou.ton, I.quire
,Attorney for Plaintiff
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[Taylor p, Andrew., I.quire
'Attorney for Defendant
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.ell. .e. Ollther thlnal toaether 10 ao downltal,a
.....eIO Play Yaro TIme
'elOo6tOO Children aoto Toddler TWI) Room for teBCher Itructured actlvltl..
.. On Mondays and FrldaYI our IIChedule chanaes sUahtly due to Iwlmmlna and aym.
On Monday. we may ao outlide InlteBd of ltatlons (ndJUltl accordina to the mood or
the childre/l), On FrldaYI we aet done with Share Circle early, II) that we can be in the
locker rOllm chanalna for Iwlmmlna by 9:4.5, We come back to the room al 11:00.
have Circle, eallunch, and 10 oUlllde to play yard, (We try to do art earlier In the
day,)
"Our IIChedule varlel and ndJUltl to the mood 01' the children, If they are panlcularly
interelted In an activity. we stay with It. If Ihey have 10lt interetal we ao on to th. nexl
lICtlvllY, iIO the tlmel are approximate on the IIChedule,
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~l't\J'EMENT ()~'
'J'EACIIE~t~:.~l.rJ;08f:: CE~'J'f;B
M~ name Is Cristy Yoders. 1 am the teacher of Shane Keefer's dall at the
YMCA Child Care Center. I am 34 years of aile, I have a bachelm'l dellree In
elementary education and 1 have worked for ~even years as a teacher.
The Preschool I lIChedule alld 1994.95 child care curriculum attached to thll
Itatement dellCrlbe the dally activities of our preschuol dRY care prollram and allo
dellCrlbe the units covered over the course ofthe lIChool year, The PrellChool I dally
lIChedule was prepared In the early fall, 1 became involved with the prol!ram in
November 1994.
There Is a child care center handbook which has been recently revised. Mrs.
Michele Keefer can provide a copy of the current handbook,
Shane Keefer is in a class of children who range In age from 3 years to 41/l years,
There are twenty children In the sallIe class with Shane, Shane attends on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Fifteen of the 20 students al~o attend on Tuesday and
Thursdays, There are 17 children ill Shane's age Ilroup who attend 011 Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
I have two 88sistants. They work lit different times durinllthe day, but there are
always at least 2 staff persons available to work with the children,
Our prollram operates In the Carlisle YMCA building and our children have a
chance to use the gym and the Gwlmming pool through the physical and aquatic
departments of the YMCA. There are approximately 80 children registered to the child
care center and the children are grouped by age,
I have had a chance to observe Shane Keefer for a little more than two months.
When Shane arrives in the morning he is appropriately dressed and he Is clean. Shane
Is a very quiet child, He is not very talkative, He interacts with the other children and
he appears to be meeting most of his expected developmental benchmarks In a
satisfactory way.
There are times when Shane shows no emotion at all. His affect Is flat. This is
unlike any of the other children in the class, When Shane is in such a state it usually
lasts for most of the day, if not the enllre day, I cannot correlate this observation to
any particular day of the week or AllY reoccurring event. IlIote this because I believe It
is unusual and unlike observations I make with allY of the other r,hildren, I estimate
that this occurs approximately once a week. I cannot say that these are times when
Shane is sad because he does not state his mood on these occasions,
I appreciate the opportunity 10 make this statement in writing rather than making
a court appearance for It is a hardship for me to be away from my c1us for purposes of
giving testImony.
Date: ,,,Z -? - ;/,:;-- (l/ut./ /41-//)
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It the di~eotor or any ot the day care etatt deteraine that a
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di.ruptive or endanqerinq other children by hi./h.r behavior the
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Th. .taff or the Trinity Day C.... C.nter extend. a hUll welcom. to all nfW
.tudentt and a bia thank you to all return'na ltudenl.. A new achool year I. alwaYI
excltlna and w. wanl everyone to Ceel that they .... a put oC our center'1 famjly. W.
have complied thll letter to anlwer some oC your questions and explain 10m. of our
pollciea, Put tbl. Iheet wltb ~our band book lor rutur. nltnDcn.
Pleue read aU new.letter. or memo. to .tay Intonned ofupcomln. evenll. Cheek
your child'l clll.room bulletin board Cor details about Cllllel,
All ltudentl mUlt be liped in and accompanied by their parent to their uliped
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To help with the flow of traffic, please enter the driveway on the (east) achoolslde
'.. and exit on the west side Bt Ooodhllrt Street. PleMll !Itay off of the grass. Do not
drive on the parking lot In the back of lite chW'ch when the children are outlide. Pull
Into the driveway at the dumpster, park and walk acro.s the lP'ua to get your child.
When we eat lW\ch we require" the child to cat their main count before they can eat
their snacks and desserts, Please pack food your child enjoys eatlna. We do sn..
nutritioul meals and try to avoid artificial colorings, sweeteners, and tlavorinp.
To keep our fees lower, we use the rolation snacklcereal chart. Each family il to
brlna in a Inack, cereal, or juice on their assianed week. The lilt il polted on the
bulletin board, Draw a line throuah your name when you brinaln your Inack,
We are enrolled in the-Campbell'l Labels for Education, A Iheet with a list of label I
II available" Give one to fiiendl and family. Labellao In the box W\der the bulletin
board.
We order books each month from aeveral clubl. AlwaYI check the date and return
your order on time, Make Ibe checks payable to the book club and not to the day
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· Cre.. U eAW-OAID.. ti. i. edu.uo.o&Uy IdJDw..u.a,
IlAd appeillUla co c.bi1dN.o.
· T.lICb.oeianfieepabl. ceeboiqll" for .xpre.1iJlf
tAoqla. f.. .... probl.mlOl""".
· Promote Uld b d b.liltA)' lAd potitive .11t-eoAClepa1ritA
.acJa iodlvidulll c.bi1d.
" Provid. "''''1I''dUsI1Ad twll.U'IIUJI aperill1C" from wbic.b
c.bi1clri1A ellA 1.111'.Q buie 1.IdIJ..
· Dev.lop 10 tA. c.bi1clri1A a lUll. of ~lIpol1libUity for
tbllO:lnlvee lAd 0&11...
II Ouide tA. c.bi1clri1A l.o 1...... to Jive .. ",.11 .. ~eeive
IItflCld.oo.
II Help c.bi1dN.o co 1.111'.Q to ~epect t.b. ritbu lAd pivil"1
of oUs".
" H.lp tA. c.bi1clri1A to 1.1m co Ib.....
II T.1ii:lb iodepeod.. J,!viq UW..
II ere.. Ul eAviroam.. _ m... Wlivid\llll OI,d..
· Provid. ~Q.Mloaa1 acdvl.ci...
II H.lp tA. c.bi1dN.o to iIIlprove tbeir 0"'.0 iodividulll pb)'liClIll
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STUDBNT AOP'
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Pvll Y-TaAJNBD.
DAYS AND HOtnlS OF OPBIlATION:
MoGday tbNuab Priday 6:30 a,.IIl. CO 15:00 p.m.
HOLIDAYS: Tb. <:bUd C.... CI.II&<< wW be c10Md lor 15 1)Ublia
boJJ.da,..: New Y.ar'l ~~"oria1 D..y, lAdepeadeu. Day, 'Labor
Day, Th........vUIt. &ad .. Oay.
6w.w
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3 y.....
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MUST IS
FULLY
CHILDREN
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: Carlial. YMCA clol.' prompely lit 1:00 p.m.
011 Cbri.... Ew &ad New y...'1 Ew lA ch. oblall"lalUl. 01 tit...
bolida)'l. Pick up rim. 01 your cbi1d 011 tba. two da,..l.I NO LATBll
THAN 1:00 ,...
PAYMENT "W'lLL BE REQUIRED I'OR
BOLIDA YSI
WBATHBIl: Th. CbUd C.... C.... may clo.. 11 w..m.. colldiuCWI ....
extI'e.al.. w. wW .Ill..... every effort co rem. open. Pl..... li.. co tb.
lollowlq radio 1taU01ll lor c101illl1: WHYL un PM. 960 AM or
weecb C........111 Newl, iIIld 0........ . New..
BAIlLY CLOSINGS:
II w. lUIp.cc th.... ~ b. a pOlliblJity 01 ...ly c10.... d1a. co iD.c1....
w.Uber iad road co UOIll w. will .. lor )'OW' coop...uolllA 1iJ.DiJIt
your JWIl. IUld 10ctWoII IUld how w. cm reach y~ by jlb~rse, II you In
IlGC ~ 011 your cbild ill th. mor::sWslJ MAltS SUIlS th. ''''011
bl'iDtiJlj your cbild com.1 lA 'trilll tbil LatormIlUOII.
Our ..." wW m.mpt co reach yw by phorse. Whu.nw ponib1. w.
wW m-mpt co ,liw yo1a a 1 1/2 to 1 bour wa.mlAl DIm -*'iy clOIlUfe.
Pl.... recollliz. chllt w. .... ill a public builclf.q jad otb.. d.,~ltIlU
may 11110 b. cJ.olIiq pro'rull, Ie lIla)' cab UI a wbil. CO rellCb you. Staff
m.mbers haw b..1I uce11.1lt IA their perti..m IlUempea CO IlIt p.....
th. word III q\Jickly III pOlllibl.. II w..mer coadiuolll In pOOl:' MIl
w.Uber repOlU iIldicl&e m.... wW b. a COlStin1atWOII 01 poOl:' w.lIb.. MIl
lAcre"'f~r pOOl:' road cOlldiuOIll iIIld yo1a baw DOt 11..,. lrom 1a1 .
CALL U8 It may tak. a wbil. to IlIt cbrOulb but dOIl't pw upl
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WAITING un
Plac..... of obiJ,dnA 04 a wua.a, liIC il b...d 011 &b. .... of
!lPP.liolli04. Wuu.a, U.. tin iA plac. wim m. Wlden&a.lSd!q LU& &b.
Jqb.IC cJlUd 011 m. liIC AWDericll1y will b. off....d plac.meraI wll. .
opUiq oocnn.
A c.bild 0110. tAI'Oll.d iA 0\1.1' JII'O'1'Ul il IUIOU.d for a rri&l period of two
w.... few tuU cUD. __MallO. IUid Olll moJU.b few a ohiJd wsm a pc ..
lob.dul.. II cOlWAu.d IUIOUm.. il 1I\J_oubl., . m. lAd ofm. criAl
period. m.!llrU&a ud m. C..aur SuII will m.. to .valua. r.be
p'olllibW~ 0 collliAu.d .arollm... ParI.. 'IU'OWq tIllir c.bildnA iA
t.b. ChiJd C.... CIAEar' acoepe tIl. polic:i.. u.d pracd.C'1 I. few m. CIaild
C.... CIAEar'.
PAYMBNT INFORMATION
PndlCe1'Dliud sch.dul.d tUu. of Child C.... Sll"Vi.c..
1. Tuitiol1 is b...d 011 a 9 ln. bo\ll" dllUy block of pntdlCll'JDi.ud
Ichldul.d rim. of ChiJd C.....
1. Tuitioll will b. up'CUd w.elt\y thro'I.b me y.ar. Ch.cb mould b.
mad. payel. to CAIlLlSLE YMCA u.d depolitld iA m. Nitiol1
paym.. box iA tIl. Toddl.. 1 room. PaymlJUl In 011 a pre-pay
&... u.d tin du. iA advuc. by 9:00 a.m. EVmlY fllIDAY fOil
YOUR CHILD'S ATTENDANCE THE POLLOWINQ WEEK.
Pl.... illdiclLte m. day of me week p.;.d ud yo\l.l' child'. IWD.. ill
m. mltlDo portlOA of 10\11" ch.c:t.
MONETARY PAYMENTS SHOULD BE PLACED IN AN ENVELOPE
WITH THE CHILD'S NAME ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE DATE
OP THE WEEK THE TUITION IS fOR.
TUITION WILL BE CONSIDERED PAST DUE IP NOT RECEIVED
BY 9:00 A.M. FRIDAY FOR PAYMENT Of CARE THE
POLLOWINO WEEK. A $$.00 PER WEEK LATE PEE WILL BE
ACCESSED TO YOUR. TUITION PAYMENT RECEIVED APTER
THE DESIONATED TIME. CONl'INUED LATE PA YMENI'S WILL
RESULT IN INCREASED LATE PEES PER WEEK TO BE
DETERMINED BY THE BUSINESS MANAOER.
CAJlLISLB YMCA RESERVES THB RIGHT TO PILL AN
UNPAID CLASSROOM SPACE FIlOM OUR WAITING LIST.
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OVBRTIMII CHARS.
Tben wW b. a lale t.. add.d to YOW' cW!d'. NiUOA paymea& if your
cbLld 11110& ,-cUd up u JaAllher lC.b.duJ..d dill.. A "'.00 p.. 5 ...i..~c.
t.. wW b. 06.....d tor del.ywd pick-up of )'Ollt c.bi1d.
Tb. lale t.. i. to b. add.d to YOW' e.biJd'. AUt w..'. NiuOIl.
D~lIUQ)' iA pa)'m.m of a lale f.. ma)' l.ad to IIA addiuoaJ. "'.00
11&41 f.. betq.......d co )'oW' cDi1d'. acaoWll. AA u-p.d blllu.c. coWd
NIu.l.t iA)'OW c.bUd'lI ca-i...rIOA from oW' Cu&er.
Pl.... b. Prompt iA )'0W' arrival. rim. for )'01It c:JdJ.d'. .Ib. It)'OlI lmow
)'011 In,cUII to b.l..., pl.... cll11 11"0 w. CU teUl1ll'e )'0W' c:JdJ.d,
LBA VB BBNBPIT
(Tb. foUowiJsI poJJ.cy will 01Sl)' b. iA ,,".et tbtoqh AUjJUlt 31, 1995)
Our l.ave b.uflt II d.qud .. a lIl.cilll courtesy co oW' CbUd C....
fuUJi... L.av. i. detl.a.ecJ .. a tUD. milt )'01It cDi1d i. l10C iA I&hDdanc.
iA tIl. CbUd CIn C.mer. Th. Leav. B.uflu .... IlRed D.cember
c.bro\JIb March of .ac:J;1U' aftar r.bre. mOJl&b. of COII.I.CNUV. ...."danc.
b)' yoW' cDi1d. To b. bl. )'OW' e,bUd m\JIC b. uroU.d I.n &D.d iA lUlt\JU
atteDdll4C. to qllllJ.lty for l.ave tim.. Tb. eroU.. i. urirJ..d to 1 w.eU
of l...ve tUD. eq,lIU co .. mIlA)' da)'l .. tIl. c.bUd lIU.dd. per week. Por
uampl., a e,bUd II.III'OU.d for aDd .~9Jldl.aa :1 dayw per w.d: i. ltAd.t1.d co
1 da". U 100'11 Nitioll. off ud 1 da)'1u a 2. w..It1)' rue.
There In ..veral stip\J1atiODlS for Ill'" of th. I.-v. coupou thu )'Ou
llA.d to foUow:
1. For u.... of 100'11 Niuol1 oft complete th. form. localed ill. )'OW'
cbi1d'. c1ull'Oom. Tbe.. da)'. ma)'b. takell. liwer dail)' or w..It1)'
I.II.crem..au. It)'Ou ere ulliq the COllpOIll for .epllrl&e days III' th.
chlll't 10CIU.d li1 )'OW' child'. room to Worm the bullille.1 office of
yoW' WeDd.d II" ud CO determine th. amoum of tuition ow.d.
Subl11it )'OW' form ATI' ACHED co YOW' ch.ck co tbll t\lition
paymedt box.
If you II'. th. 100'11 t\lirJ.01I. off blutlt ill. a w.eIt1)' Uu:remedt
complllll tIl. form loe...d ill. )'OW' child', room ud submit it to the
Nition paym..1lt bozo
".PINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PARTICIPANTS ma)' 0111)' u.. th.
l.av. b.lI.efit COUPOIl. ill. w..ld)' Ulcrell1.11U to faci.U~ their u..
thr\l cooplll"AtilJt ...Dei...
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2. Tb. 23. Nitioo l.ave CIO be tUeo iA 1& weeldy lAcr.meO' om)'. Ie
Q....,,- be divided iA&o ..,..... d.". tr:w u.....
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PULL PAYMENT WILL BB BXPBCfBD UNLBSS COUPONS
AJlE USBD AT THE TIMB PAYMENT IS DUB. WE WILL NOT
WAIT FOR COUPONS TO BE SUBMlTrBD I
3. Additioa&l d'", aod w.ea 111')' be '''ho but !:bet. wW. be no di.coQOC
to cJJe Nitioo rate it COUp-OAl an QOC IUbou.ued Of.' it !.b.)' alnlld)'
bave be" u.ed. A NOTB OF ABSENCE MUST BE
SUBMITTED ALONG WITH YOUR PAYMBNT
INDICATING THB RBASON FOR ABSENCB ACCORDING
TO OUR REGULATIONS
04. COUPOAl bave IIA BXPJIlA.TION DATB. Pare/UI ... expected to
rellpect !:be =011 dlllO iA ordet W. qbt cl>>ltiAue to 'oft. cbi.
beAetit Ill:C to O\ll' bud,1t expecra&lou. ute tItCn COUPOAl,
)'O\ll' l.av. be lea mult be u.ed prior to !:bei.r apUlriOI1 d.. 14
order tor credit to be 1.llled.
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,. COtn'ONS WILL NOT BE REPLACBD IF LOST OR
STOLEN. R.et~era&orI lAd wllleu an exc.ll.nt IIplll:e. to keep
YO\ll' COUpOAlIO t:l1ey are eU)' tor you to loc...
IS. A si'llId .,reell1l1Jl,t mult be 011 tUe tor !.be COUPOI1 to be valid tor
Ul.... WicJJout cbil full Nition wm be expected.
COUPONS MAY NOT BE USED:
1, For paym.m:s aaain.st holidays .. indiclUed in YO\ll' puent haodbook.
For p.ymentl aaail1St the last two weeks ot tuitiQll it you an
withdl'1lw!.q YO\ll' child.
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INAPPIlOPIUATE USE Of COUPONS WILL IlBSUL T IN THE
PARTICIPANT'S TEIlMINATION OF THE BENBfIT.
PAYMENT R.ECORDS ARE MAINTAINED THRU THE BUSINESS
OfFICE OF THE YMCA WHICH YOU CAN REACH BY CALLINO
2043.2,j2,$ EXT. 203. AsK FOR Jim. Wei.oreich.
PLEASB IlEMEMBER.: OUR COSTS IlEMAIN THE SAME
WHETHER. OR NOT YOUR. CHILD IS IN ATTENDANCE IN
THE CHILD ,CAIlB CENTER.. THE LEA VB BENEFIT IS
DESIGNED AS A COURTBSY TO YOU!
QUESTIONS MAY BE IlEFBIlRED TO THB CHILDREN'S
SBIlVlCES DIRECfOR.
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ARRIV AL
Flv. ml4u~ plt~ 'PIC" .... loc..d . bocb 'lW'aAC:' wa)'l CO Lb.
YMCA buildUlf tor p..... III'. (Pl.... do a.ot pitt iD Lb. d..,u&td
budtcapp.d pllitiq lip""") N.ver l..v. c.b. Clt r...... "I or a cJU.ld
'",,".lS4ed b)' IA adWt.
C!IildnA ,..u. b. acco,..pw.d to Lb. 014111'00'" by IA ....Wt tAd p.ta.:.d
wad.. Lb. INpernlioA of . an lIlember. AA adWt mu. 111.0 COIll' CO ,ee
Lb. cJU.ld for depll'WN. Tbl. wW ..lNA tJJ. It a.o Um. wW )'our cAUda.
WSlNparvlud.
PItUCI .... l'lIlluU'td CO IiJA tJJeir c:blld iA OA tJJ. appropd.. .,A-iA
&b.ee, l4clud.)'Out cJU.ld"llWll. tAd Lbll Um' of Itriva!.
It )'Ou Itriv. before 7:00 '.IIl. accompany your child CO tb. joi.at lIl'erJ.q
room
POR YOUR CHlLD"S SBCURITY
PLIL\SB BB AWARB THAT THB CHILD CARB HALLWAY
DOORS WILL BB LOCKBD DUllING OUR MAIN HOURS OP
OPIIIlATJON POR YOUR CHILD'S SECURITY AND SAPBTY.
PLEASB BNTBIl THROUGH THB MAIN RBCBPTJON AREA AT
THBSB TIMBS. PLBASB RESPSCf THIS sBcuarry
MBASUllB. TIL\NIC YOUI
DISMISSAL
Eac.Il p..... &boWd lJ1dicllUl tJJeir exp.cted tidl. ot arrival. It tIl. c.mtr
to pick up Lbeir cbl1d. PItW'. It. required CO '0 to Lbeir cAUd". room,
and .,A tIleir child out wbe.o. pielrl.., tJJem up . Ul. .nd oftJJeir day.
P....IIU look tor tIleir cbild'. name OA tJJ. lilA-in sh..t lAd lilli tIleit
JWD' tAd time of Lb. child's depart\J.l"t from c.b. C.nter.
AD. .utborlz.d pick-up person IIlUst be at lelLlt 16 years of 'ie AND b.
IIbl. to funlilb . picwnI. D.
.Por Ul. ut.ey of your child, your cbl1d wW owy be reJ.....d to ptrlOAl
wbole UID.. b.v. b.. ,iv'll to us by)'Ou .. beiq auUlorlz.d to pic:.k
up )'Our cbild frolll Ul. CiUIer.
At tIl. tim. of .nrollin..I1t PIll"IU5/,ultdlaaa wW b. requir.d to tunsilb
plctWel of tIl.mlllv., and tJJeir .mll1'llC)' pick-up penoJ2.1 for tIleir
cblld". folden for id.JUitielUoll purpo..... In eol2lidiIriUon of Ul. eblld
tAd tIl. C.11ttr statf, Ul. plnJUa 'bowd cllJ.1 Ul. C.JUeI' lAd indiellUl IA)'
time till)' IWicipllUl beiq IIt1.
· It you b.v. an .mer:l'IlCY siWIUOI1 artd you n.ed to s.nd all
\U1&uUloriz.d penoll to pick UP/our cbild we require Ullt you pbone u.
iAIldVlUle.. You wW b. nlllWie to sian. rei.... ,uUlorizIWon forDt Ul.
Il.xt Child Care bulill... d.y.
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'YITBDRA. y..u. POLICY
A ml,,4-wn of two w"elEl AOuee ill wrir.tq il .eded lAd mould be
ilwed co r.be CbUdnA'. Snee. Director before wiUsdra1ri.al )'ow c.bUd
fram Us. C1illd C.,. Pro,ram.
ONE WBBU TtJrrION PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY YOWl
NOTICE AND WILL BE APPLIED TO YOWl CHILD'S LAST
WEEKS ATTENDANCE,
Thi. two wem AOrtee wW e.uble u. to tW r.be avU1ilble l1oc, Us_by
,I.viq 1IAOr.b.. c.bi1d Use opponw1l.r;y for q,uali')' e..... Nocitl.cld.04 will
1110 jUow \I, to 40dty )'0\1 0( yow 1... w..i. t....
· It you wic.bdraw )'Ow c.bUd beeau.e of IOme dlutUiltacU04 wI.cb r.be
qu.ur;y of ctn reeaved, r.be CbUd Cue Director IOCOQl'll" pu'ell&l co
ill.,. (14 1*'104 or iA wridq) Us... ecw:..-u. Bvery ...."lmpt wI.JJ be
mllde co m.. Use ""..... of flLliUU... iliad c.bi1d1'u. P..... """If co 1Ubmi&
a wrIJ:&u, NllUIICI.a. ord.. to obWA cop" of Us. c.biJ.dru'. ree~.
CONTRACTTJ:RMINAftON
COIW'aCU may be ~4"....d du. to AOo-paymeat of Nirt04 01' ocb..
dllrupUoll of ClWIl' polla.s Oil r.b. plll't of aUslll' r.b. c:.bild 01' Us. p~.
Compla1.11&1 of dI..crI"'I....rIOIl may b. fUed wl.r.b Use ottlee of Chil
~.bia. Depaulent of P\Ibll.c W.uue uuJ/OI'th. PtllU)'lvul.. HWDU
lle1ld.olSS Commislioll.
RECORDINFO~TION
A formal record is kept 011 eacb 'lU'011.d ebUd. It'l COlUellll ....
eoatid.rlda1. It p.,..au wO\lld JJ.ke to have copi.s of pord.ou of r.be rue a
wrilUl1 req\l'. to the CIIi1dnA's Servie.1 Director i. required.
ABSENCE - PICK-UP - CIlANGJ:S
Pl.... caU. the YMCA iliad uk for )'Ow cbUd'l room It Use fo1101ri..a1
at.e.a.V.01ll I.a. the mOl'JliJJjJ belen 9:00 a.m. it your cbi1d I.. ,ol.ai to be
IIbleat 01' lue. (It III'rival i..ol.ai to b. after 9:00 a.m.)
W~ at. 113 Pre.lehooll at. 116
Toddl.. 1 exc.11$ Pre-Iebool1 at. 112
Toddl..1 at. 11-.
Pl.... iatonl1 Scaff iDun.dl.uely of uy IIddrell, pbol1l or tUne cb....1.a.
yow scb.dule. You will bt issued a cbaaa' of iatonl1ld.oll lb.. to
complete wbleb wW aU.ow us to cbUlt m. laformld.OI1 I.a. yow ebUd's
fold...
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ILLNISS
Th. lolli of c.h. C.ruer i. CO lid c.h. polidv. pwtb ud developm.ru qI
Ul. ObUdnll W. .....,., Tbi. oo~ti'lIClDUL lAo1ud.. \JAd~ ~.
AlII.d. "dI. p..rua 1MUIt dI. C.DIet'. 0...., ph.. m.'.....l......, .1I.auby
uvUoamu&lor @UdnA iAd ratI.
H.llim 0.... ud di..... fRv_oll.. a priority to our 1Catf. w. .due..
ouneJv.., employ c.ecluil.clu.. ell. JlNWIU Ul. apread of HI...... model
ud ceac.b lood penoul. &)'Ji.u co cbildnll 01 iIll ...., 10. lpic.e of lIJ.1
prevud.ve m.uure., WAnI will OCClll'.
La. our OOAClItIl tor .acb cbUd'. 1I.IIiUl ud ell. preveftltOIl 01 tb'lJl!'fad''',
ol,erm., w. nqu.. Ulac you b.lp u. m.;...,j.. a 1I.~Jt' ClIIUeI'. La. order
co~ Ule b.II1Ul or ,a ctilldru, XOIJ Yl1n. In!:. YOUR
ClllLlLBnuR wJJJIN~
1. n.,. baw dever.
1. TII.,. bay. 11&_. abdomb..l1 p.... or dilllTh.a,
3. n.,. lIave u UAdllter1DiAed rUb.
.... They baw a cOllUliou.IWIcd.ou. di..... ~u ill aodve &Ad
cr-f1.",4"~~1..
It i. IMPERATIVE Ulat the CIIUIt b. iAlorm.d 01 cbUdru. di.,JlO..d
with u Wecd.oUl/oollUliou. WAIn. Tbe iAlormad.oll 1II0Uld be
forward.d co UlI Director or ru.tt .. .0011 U po.lible co be polted iI1 eacb
oJ.... in accordaa.c.1rith the Deparcmlm of PUblic W.lt....Ilep1ad.oll.
AJ1d liAally. of coun.. you or your pbywiciu may willi co impo.. more
1ItI'ia8.... coJ1didolUl for your child. 'For m. Wit)' of our otber c:.biJ.dru.
ud itatf w. wW Ildbere co all 01 Ul' dlove requireJnllUl.
II your c:.biJ.d becoml' W at m. C.J1tIl", you wW b. I1Otiti.d of tbe
loJ.lowiq iI1tormaUOI1:
1. How your cbUd looks. ~i. I. ,lud. 1II'I1W011ln, lItO.)
2. Your cbUd'. prior acr.I.Vlty. (w.. 110~ lIaaaaina iI1 play.)
3. Wbat your cJilld'. dilt cOrWlltld of Ulat mOl'Jii.J1iraftitnlool1.
.... AAy UJ1usulli bowel movemlm or vomJ.,tiq.
Your cbUd may be .Im bom. tor UlI to11owiDI re..ou:
1. Your c:.biJ.d i. let.b..ic.
2. Your Child b.. a t.ver. dimbla, or vomitiq.
for m. beufi~ ot your cbUd &Ad thl 1I.lIitb ot tbe other childrel1, a child
should bl trel from symp~oms of fiver IU1d naus,. for. 24 hour period
before beidtJ readmiaed co ml Cemer.
W. will JlOt "cept .. child iJUo th, C.nter wbo has h.d . fever l.n tb.
mon:U..at ud h.. b.e IdJDiJliared . pai.nltemplt'atUl"I red\l~
m.dicmol1. Misus. of this po11~' CIlJ1 relN1~ iJ1 term'".won of Child Cu.
ServicIII.
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BBCAUSB 0' THB MoISIt INVOLVED TO OTHBII. CHILDa~L
PARBNTS AD R RDRCI'RD TO AJUUVB PRONPTL Y WHI:U'f
CALLBD TO PICltuP It. liCit CHILD I
11 )'Out cbUd i. .... bom. or )'OU uq biDl/b.. bOlD. "'itb uy of &.b.
Ibov. I)'mptom., tII. C.... poUCI)' iI Us. c.IIUd mu. ..., bQae tor 2A
bOunl bitore I'eCIaI'DI.q CO ell. C'.a&er. 11 a c.biId i. plac.d OIl udbioaoa b)'
tlleit dor.COt ell.,. In 10 reJUiA biOm. for 2-' bOunl 1ft<< till laidll1 dOUtJ.
or &.b. IlUibiod.c befen recur:oiq co tile CbiJd C.... C.",.. P....... AII.d
co bave a back-lip IiIur few wc:Ji em....ucy II.... &Ad till _aer'. _',
Iddtul, IUId p.boa.e AWDb.. u.d co b. Us tII. Cbi1CSru'. S...n.c.. Oftlc..
Pl.... eOJllff'('t tII. CbUd CIn ISCef't J..aLm,.dil&e1y it )'Out c.IIUd co~."~ a
co_=cabl. di....., i... chic:U.o. pox, .0 tlllI& w telCb.. may poet a
Aod.c. W~ otber p...... wbo au UlIA WuI preVI.\I.ti.ve m.Uunl.
.,..us. &.b. diI.....
A doCCO&"'. ooc. illWl\Ured for a c.IIUd co rmJtD co r.Il. C.... foUowiq
recovery from uy ccWqiou. di....., 1Jl'~ tII. dll&l tIl. c!Uld ma)'
l'INm co &.be Cbllcl CIn Ce.a.cer IUId tile reUOA few 1b.1AC..
11 10ar cJai1d i. ab.e. for a period of w.. or more da,. du. CO
w.o.u "e require a doccor'. ... for Na4~'''''~o, to tile CJU1d
Can C..... TbiI AGte i. co Ica&e tile reu_ for a.IAC., tIl. d..
of tile dOCCO&' ~Ii& ud u accepubl. relldm.iuaace dille.
GUIDELINES FOR CONTAGIOUS CHILDHOOD
ILLNJ:SSKS
8T1lRP: A l.veN lore throat caul.d by ICtIptocoCCII. b~a. Tbe GAl)'
way co di"l1Ol. a Itnp tbroat it a chrolt c:W.wrI wbicb id.JWtl.1 tII.
,enn. by rrowinl tII.m outlid. tII. body. Tb. cbild mil" b. dou OA
app'opriate p.b)'liCiu ordered m.diclll!oll for 30 hours b.fore recunWla'
co tII. C...., Tb. Um. d.cillion i.oIurel &.b. '1rIIl il DO 10,.*
oo....ioWl.
IUPtn'IOO: l':B:dlO IUrU IJ1 a IIcrap' or .ore .. a pimple &.bat b.. a
yeUowilb or w . blilC<<' 011 top. A Icab or Cl'UR (pllic.ly broWA, partly
hoa.ey colored) 'OOA tab. itt plac.. Tb,", lDay b. other.OCI on tII. tllC.
lAd pllU of tb. body wbere bud. clft')' W.ctioDl. It i. coa&.lliou"
Imp'Ulo OCe\ln molt freQu.4Lly d\l.li.nt r.Il. late ewnmer ud ...-ly faU.
Th. clilld m.y ret\ln1 to th. C..a&er UpOIl appropriate phywtcillll ordered
oral lD.dicad.oA for at 1... 30 bOlln. whe DO AIW '01'1I bav. .pp.....d
lAd wbe.o. IIWl Cl'\IlId.DIJ il b,,1 ""I "' to app.1t on &.b. ori,uw,J. .ora.
CON.R.JNCTIVITIS: (PINK EYE) IJdlIlA1.lDad.OA of tIl. m.mbrue
coVll'i.q m. 1li4. of m. .y.Ud ud white or chI .y.ball. OCCUl'l primltUy
IJ1 1IUID.Ql.... iIIId .lriy aUNmJ1. lea eympcoml .... red Irritated. taltilll
eyel, ,""oUe.o. lid., plli.Gtul iIIId ilChy "'" I&I1d a IDUCOIl. dildl.... tIIat
milk.. tII. .ye1ub.. IIflcky. ChUdre.o. W1der five IN molt lU.ceptlbl. co
cOl1jW1c:tJ.vitil. It il tn'nsmiaed by COlUact wl.eIll.nt.c:tId penoDl. tbroulb
W.r:ted riDIers. clotbi.q Ud otber weill. It il very cOdUliou. u iOIll
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LUNCH
Lab.l.d box.d or bq,.d lwu:b, includill8 a driu mu. b. provided by
Lblt PARENTS d.wy for Lbe chlldrell It r.b.1:1Wd CIU" C.lUeI'.
W. 1fol'01I81y requ.1t rJlu you do /lOC "Ad in cbocol.. wirJI YOill' cDi!d fOC'
Lbeir lunch. Thi. includ.. cbocolau milk, cupc:u.. u.d cu.dy.
BIRTHDAYS
W. c.l.brue birtbdays d\l.l'iq uw:k Wn'. PIIS'eAIII may .ud in B!nJIday
trelWl it rJley d.... Cupcall.., a cue, f&'\Uc, fiQer je.Uo, ic. erelUD.
juic. or mUJt. 1ft ..u acceptabl., Pl.... remember. "NO CHOCOLATBI
Pl.... /lOcity yoill' child'. c.acber 11 1... a w..k in advuc. 01 yQUI'
pllUll, PIU'.n.u may U.O I.lecc llJ1Or.ber merJIod co b.lp celebrate tbeir
chlld'. birtbday, i.e. r.JU.I..aa' . movie to 1I.I10w 011 chI VCR. or do...tln, a
coy,
CLOTHING
Your c1Wd sbould lU'riv. everyday in comtolUbl., .ay co muq.
clochiJ1lr. S.l1eWrs or rubber loled sho.. 1ft a mult. Dren u.d I10C &.
fllllC)" {,uc natber fw1ctiolW for play lLI1d acuvirJ... Everyday play
clor..biJ18 Lbu is 4.11 ud cleu. is ,rel1l
Wellher permittiJla. W. pl.", co take che chlldren outdoors .veryday.
Pl...e bave your cluJ.d dr....d appropriauly for wellher coll.diuoDl. We
wW cak. your cbi1d outdoors co pl.y in che SIlOW, ParellUJ support i.
Il..d.d by providiJl8' appropriau clol:.biJl8 .. the w.ar.ber indic....
PareAIII must provide two (2) .elllonally ap~11e ch..... of clor.biq
for cheir cDi!drell. A Lbo. box or IimilIU' co i. appropri" to ItOI'lI
th... cloLb... Tbe.. mult b. liv.n to yoill' chlld'. teacber upon elUe&'iq
chI pro,nm u.d exc12l1dlJed .. your c1Wd'. size cbu.a'. IID.d wbe.o. Lb.
wellther c12......
POR All.T
An. ~pro.l1t..lIDoclt or old 11l'J' I.birt for art wW belp pr'OCltct yoill' c1Wd'.
cloWJl8. i'leu.lab.l thi. u.d liv. it to yoill' cbi1d'. teacber.
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,oa SWIMMINO
fqr tnrim da)'1l, your c.biJd need. I labeled b.. cOJlr.I~I", I nrimlNic,
&owel, comb Iud or a brul11.
,oa GYM
Ihbber .oled I.boe. aed to be worn 011 Oynl da)'ll for your c.bi1d'. "'eI)'.
No bllUllI: .oled 1110.. 11I" pttrDiU'd iA tll. 81m.
fOa DIAPBIlINO AND parry TIlAJNINO
It yo\l&' cbUd i. in eliapen, pceJl.tl ae.d &0 provide 111 oqoiq INpply of
dilpen u.d wip.. u.d compl.te tll. dilperiJll ptnDi.liOA form.
II yo\l&' c.bIJd i. in tIl. proc... 01 "pouy fI'lljlll"," mw I\Itt you lAc1ud.
&dellu... cJs.... of cJ.ouu..o,
A c.bIJd muc b. 100. pouy r.ral.ud d.fiAtd .. abl. to .eU d.ttrm.I.u lAd
m.. tlltir OWI1 iAdividul1 bllUlroom a.ds to muter &0 tll. Pre.cJlool
Room.. "PWl-UpI" ... coMideAd I ~,.III' tlX'JD 01 Wld..,.,e.. u.d ...
JI.Ot IlCclpCtd in th. Prt.c.bool P.oom..
NAP
AU c.blJ.dteA ue requ.lred &0 Alp or relll: from 1:00 p.m. &0 3:00 p.m. .1IcJl
d~l' Etcb cbUd may bril2a IJi, I will blU1utt, will toy, _ I IIDIll
pulow from bom. for up tim.. W. 11.0 require .. pulow c... .0 tllllt W.
CIl1 ClOver yo\Jl' cbild'. milt lAd make ttitir niB period mucJs more
comfortabl.. Por ltOrIfe pl.... briq YO\Jl' labeled Alp icem. iA yo\l&'
c.blJ.d'. labeled pWowc... .1IcJl w..II:. It i. Ell. flll'tJl.t'. rtlpoMibUir;y to
Ctb bom. eJ.J up icem. &0 laW1der It tb. .11d 0 tlltir cblld'. w.elI:. NI~
item. mUlt b. c:1.u.ed &'tNnled to tll. C.JIUt the fint day of their c.bi1d .
awtl1dur:. dwilll the w..1I: tor tlleir u...
TOYS PROM HOMB
Tb. CiIJIIel' provid.. to)'l, eq,ulpmem IIIld '1111" to sUJDWMe yo\l&' cbild'.
pll)! d\lli..q-dl. day. W. ui tilt cbUdru l...v. aU &0)'1 It bom. except
011 SHARING DAYS. Sbllri.oC is som.tiJn.s dltlic\J1t lor youq c.blJ.drtl1
Ud accldeJlU1 dllll1'" or br.atq. m..y OCC\I&'. BooD, movi.. lAd
record. from bom. ... ptUy Ipprtci"'d 1IIlY!:lm.. Pl.... Ilb.l yo\Jl'
c.bIJd'. I11I1'iq ltem. With dim ae.m. btlore bl'iJlflq tllem iA &0 dI.
CiIJIIel'.
RBMINDER: Exc.pt on sbU'inl dl)"lt do not send 14 pe&'llonal. item..
Th. Cucer Stalr cuaot ...... re8polllibillcy lor 10.. or dlllD",
&0 foil' p....oD&l po....lloa. cbUdrea. ma, btri.aC &0 tile C......
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POLICY 01' NON-VIOL.Ne.
Our S-bllo.opby eACounte. OOop....aOA \lAd mil prolDoUq ot
COIDIDWoiWon. to 100ve oW'di..,nUl.lla&I, W. .... oOGC_'- OV.. Cobll
~... ot viollllUle iA Cobll live. ot yoUl obildtu La Amlliou SociIC)',
We, menton, do II.OC pe&'lDie ANY form of "..po"., n&l Or oc.benri.e1a:&
Out C....., OuaIW,.pOA pl.y it STIlONGL Y cu..c~.d, AAy icuI. 01
l.bi. UNl'II .e~ iA to Icbool wW be takeA iWllutpc widi Cob. c.... 1WU
Cob. c.bild i. n"y to '0 bOlD.. Ie wW AGe b. Iob....d iA Out C.....
DISCIPLJNJ:
Our C&OtW \JcWz.. . poliuve approllClb to dilCi$WbeuV.. po_ble
w. will U')' to redUecc . c.bi.ld wbO i. b..viAI a&I.ly. W. wi.U
niAlorce acuo.u wlUob .... poliuve wil:b vll:'bal. Ie. Whu. c.bi.ld i.
blnDi.alr . p,,, or dUl...... property they wW b. removed from. thll
~ro\lp, la./IIlII wW lie &lou for ISO 10." tlllA bit or bib' ... i.o. ""'un..,
To re.eD&lb' the FO\JP tb. oblld wW be p-ovid.d pdll1U2u lor accepcab1.
bebavior, 0\Jr '0'" lJ1 re,ard to dilcl.plilll il to teacb appropdil&l form. of
blbavior.
I' A CHILD'S NBOA'l.'IVB BBHAVlOR CONTINUES
DISJlUPT THB PROGRAM WE RBSER. VB THE RIOH'X'
TERMINATE THE CONTRACf.
OUR CURlUCULUM
Tbe Ce~1Il' bop.. to enco\Jrate eacb cbild to Izp10n tbe world a&'O\JAd
tbelD by apo... )'Out c.bi.ld to . variety of aperienc.. and acd.vicl...
tb. wW develop eIIlOUOIW., lOci"', co,nitive, 1l'O" Md tine IDOCOI'
1lrW.. Ie i. the objecUve of chil CeJltIr to promote the h....thy ,rowtb Md
dew10plDent of eacb cbUd ac:cordiAl to IUs or her potenti....
We wW .Adeavor to ofter a vmet)' of acd.viti.. in tbe tollowilll......:
SOCIAL/BEIlArVIOIlAL: Help )'OW' cbUd in tlte b..c Uluity MiU.
and fo..n.u cooperad.on tbro\llh polilive reUltorcellliUt and
ndl.recUon. W. wW provide botb l1Ll'11 II1d lDlall IfO\JP Werac:tion to
10'" communiciWon and balic Ibll'iaj ide...
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: By ofterina YOut cblld . wid. variecy
01 ilUJl\l..' aplll'b'nclI' and by spe.kj", to, lillCelSiq to. and readlDl to
)'OUl' cbUcJ dally, Your Child's cODlDlunicillion skill. Will be ershaneed.
LANGUAGE AllTS: This.... will l4c1ude cnm.iWc play, ICOl')'
tlUiq, puppetry, rhymes, liqer pl.)'lIlU1d lOnaS,
aprelliq tbou,hta and l..lliiIrs, reco,niziq leWlI'S and M inII'oducUol1
to wrir.!.J1l1euers baa.d on d",elopDleJ1tia11.v.ls.
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WHOLE LANOUAOB: Ow C.... i. wbol. IUf\I'" "...d, OW
moar.b11 c,bqll .... I#ccxpocl&ad wi ..lid foC&'OII &II. cunicrW'WD,
VaiN a......oo i. lWloU&"lf.d r.btoQi"hUPIl'iIAC. cJI..-u, nuui
bolll'd.. lWJ m. crtatioll ud 101.... of Bi, oolal.
MUSIC: Tbtou'D 1.1tl2i.at .oq. wi tiqerplll" ud lilCllWsl eo cape.
ud reeordi for iAjO)'Dl'll.C, MUle ww. be UI.d tJ:IrolllbololC lb. ptOpul.
It lri11 iN.o b. u..d eo 1ACn... 11.....1.., 1lliU. u.d b.lp m. ctillclru to
tollow dirtcUolll. lUIydun will b. lWlourq.d tbrou,b tiaftrplllYl, .oq.
ud mOY'.ID~.
SCIBNCB: W. will be ....,.., .. look M lbe w.lUbtr, 11iU'JUq bow
pI.&a&I u.d uim&!.l ,row iIAd bow me world uowad UI move..
SOCIAL SCIBNCB: By devt.lOPiq au. W1d_.adl~, of "OlllJD,wUty
belp..... bI./blt t&mJ..ly, ud tri$is.dibip.. cultwsl diWniC)', will be
~oc.d .. .acJl c.lUld will b.,UI. eo ,row UI. mtir a"III'IAIII of r.b.
world ilbout mt.ID.
MATH: TbtoUlb lbe \1.1, of dlltltl'OE acti.vicill iA QU-eo-OAll
FlXTIlIpo.adu.c., .~, c.tauitYUsa'. lLbape., ll'WDbltl, ud liz.. we will
blip cbUdrto develop reco,Aicioo Iiill. Ud reuoq uw...
DBVBLOPNBNT OF LAIlOB AND PINE NOTOR. SKILLS AND
MUSCULAR. COORDINATION By providiq m::Jw.uve
mll*i-.l.. (a. PUZzlll, blocJu, l.omlU'ic lLbape.. ordiriq .ortJ.q
,....) , ud by 'JU:o'lll'll8Ust c.bildru to u.. OQtdoor play eq,w.pmuc,
1)'1I:I. Ud movt.IDe,Gt "lw'pmlll1C and tbrou,h aerobic. III1lI I'W'im",I""
cbiJdru.'. iAlrrucr.ion pI'Opul" IlJ. ot lbe.e.... will b. develop.d.
INTBROBNBllATJONAL PROOltAN
14 coordl".riQI1 wir.b AWaoce Hom. of Clltllllle oW' Chlld Cue Ce.tlUr
hu mom.bJ.y viliu trom our Sp.cii! frieJl.dl. Our triend. vilic our
c1U8'OOJDI, pll&"cicl.pllCl UI. lICt.ivicie. Ud lIhue aptriucI' wl.r.b our
cbiJdren.
Y TOTS'R. FIT: 141CractioJll C.brou.b Pbysical. Deplrtalell1 of
YMCA.
Children enrolled tor 3 (M W F) or 5 (M-f) da)'S per week. The pro,raat.
i. d.Ii,ud u &A E..-ly Movemlll1C Ud ato.. Motor Develc>pmuc
~,"m for ~-Iebool ..e ehlJdru. Creative Moveml.lUl, Oam.. &Ad
viti.., 100000000ol1, IJI.d FUN ue combia.ed for INCCIlIfui
IIlhlll1Cemem: 0 your child'l develc>pmem:a1 1lrW..
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Tbeir u.n. in l.b. IYm il ItNcnred .., 10UowI:
PIlE.SCHo-OL H.uo 101Jl - qll. cw-pee llUII.plel
WlItIJ1-UP IUlCivicy - inClud'l pll&Wlbue. ,.....
IJUlV.I'Il'nc ilCUviu", lAd el1vUodJDeAC exploraUoll.
OrelJp a.m.
Ore.. Motor Skilll SwlOIll - 3 swiOIll will
includ. OM wiLb ba.tMCe UWI on. witb CW1lbliq IIJ1d Lbe oLbill:' wW
inCllJd. 10comouol1. jumpj,q or ba.t.lIlrll1..
Obiu.cl. COW'l' - mov.mel2t Woqb wriOlJ.
I}'ID equipmel2t wbicb inCllJd. tbrtte !lWiOI1l.
SWy Tbou,bU lAd Quiet Tbou,bU - Lbe.. ...
110w-downllCd.viU'1 wbicb focu. on body col!.ltolud liltlDiIJIIkWI.
Book Time - w. wW ....ad If, book l.ri IJI, a1Umpe
co calm rJt. cbildru. down bllfore nt\ltIIiq co tbeir cl"ll'Ooml.
TODDLERS Tbe Icb.dule tar U1i1 arouf vuJ... wil.b .acb
d.v.lopmeou11eve1. Tb.y will u.. . let-up IIimilIl&' to Lblltlilhld b.low:
Ilu.a.-arou.o.d IU1d Dilcove&')' Time
HeUo SOIJl
WlItIJ1-UP acrJ.vity (rJte YOWllelt Toddlill"l will
not do tbil)
Ore" Motor SldJlI Dev.lofm.l2t - chi. wW
include ou or cwo IkW lCatiolll wirJt .mfbuil simllar to Lbllt describ.d
&bove ill rJte pte-schoolsectJ.on.
Re-aroup sOJli or act.lvity
CHILD CARE S'W'IM LESSONS
Pre-scl)ool 1 IJ1d 2 receive Skipper t.evel YMCA 1el.ons. Children
.nroUed 011 1& 3 day (M W F) or 5' dllY tu.U cin1e (M-P) blllil receive oll,ly
one 1.lIon weeldy.
The four Skipper Levels ere:
.PIKE . Tbis Il bel;n"lna level cllLls. Swlmmlna fundamentals are
taqbt. SIIi111 inc1ude: Bac.k 1c:uU. wil.b notatiol1. kick actol. l.b. pool
wiLb' notation. Kick on back across tbe pool with notation, front nollt
wil.br.ue ulistlJ1ce, pllddle stroke tor rive Ieee. use Persol181 Plotation
Device. lUld tbrowilJlulist wiLb If, ba.t1, board, ece:.
-EELS - EndutlJ1Ce IJ1d IkW iJ1depeJldenc:e be.ins to be bWJt.
Skill. inClude: Swl.m. one lelllJtb paddle stroke with nowlon, paddle
stroke one width wiLbout nor.ai!on. back nollt without ..lietane.. back
sJr;uU one widLb. lie-down dive, rbythmic brellf"l", with notation, lU1d
....acbiJli ..liltS.
-RAYS " Srroke deveJ.opmel2t beains bere. Skilll iJ1lllud.: Paddle
stroke with rbythmic bre8tbiJli - one IellJr.b, bobbUsa - 5 times, back
sJr;uU - one length, from crawl Q'mS, rotary b....lItbini. ineel.iJ1l dive, ud
clotbiJli swiml
-ST ARfllSH - Advanced skills IUld m.ore stroke work is cau.bt at
tbis level. Skills include: underwater swimmiIJI. surface dive, bob6iq -
ewenty times, survival fioa - one minUte. e1emllJ1tlU'y bacJr..stroke,
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.'''411-. dive, obj.ac NCrieval, dia'obiq iA w_, ud frolJl. oraw! wi'"
roc.ry b.....bjl!ll. . ou widtb,
Your child i. ob....,.., and revi.w.d ,vII')" U w'w, you wW rec_v. a
count r.cOC'd 11& dliI& d.m.. W. hav. qUlUUl'ly viJic&UOIII. SW10lIII1..,
aw. deveJ,opm... i. IA oqcnq proc.... You mayor ma)' QOC mo"e h)
fobe oac level aIwr OAt Jix w.e.lif ...Ji04, r.bi. i. ~ wa)' &lI iAdicaU04 dllI&
.0mec.lU..q i. wroq. Om.. IDOCOI' development i. a bl, l.adie&CQt iA YOW'
c.lU.Id'. IW~ cJeve.loplDu&.
Qu.ltiol1lf Pl.... t..l tree to COD&aCt Bill Pepalllll'do, Aq\lll&l.c DiAetOe'
11& 1043.2$2$ Qt, 110.
PAUNT PARTICIPA.TION
PIln.llU .... a vicaJ, e.leme.o.t to dI. SlIce.., ot tll. ~..chool C..... Witb
your iAvolvemu& w. eu. e.... tor )'0W' c.lU.Id iA die b.. pO_ble way.
PIIn.IlU .... &QCloW'll8'd to tab pm J.i:l dI. toUowiq:
I. INDMDUAL CONFERBNCBS
PI&'e.Qt-tellCher eoD!eru.c,s 11I'I held twice 1\ )'III&'. This will be a
tim. to discus, YOW' child'. developmJllt 11& dI, C.... IIIld 11&
hom" III1d to voie. plll'tlJlC&l COIlClWU or qu,ltI.oDlf. '
At otber tim.. duri.iJa dI, )'III&', p....ou .... e.a.courq,d to dilC\lll
witb die Chi!dren's ServiCII, Director. or die e.lil1d', teacher,
probl.ms which th.)' m.)' b, hevtna 11& home, jult.. Sc.tf ma)' uk
to caJ.k to them lIbout problems 11& school. Bec.u.. it is not alw.ys
po.libl. tor Swt to ,ive . pil.l'l.m tbeir Wldivided .~...r.lon w,b.",
)'Ou drop off or pick up )'our cllUd, you 11I'I &QClo~.d to_"""uelt.
m...tiJJI, or to call cfunn, th. d.y to Ip..k with dI. Childru's
Service Director or too clI.U betweu 1:<10 p.Dl, &Ild 3:00 p.m. to
lIpe. to )'Our cllUd', e.... ..vI..ot 1tI\tf. Pl.... take th. tim. to talk
to our Sratt &lid 11111I'I your COIlClItr'l1.
Sp.cial cont,reM" m.y b. clJ.1ed by your child's teacher dwiJla
her worki.q hours it there is . specill1 concern w. ne.d to Ilddre...
2. PARENTS 1NF0llMATIONNEWS BOAllD
Th..e JUtw' boards .... loceud in the dowl1lUin hallw.)' end
upilWn ouuid. of Pre-.chool I eft 1. They co.o.tai.n nec....,.
iMonnll&l.on that you as . p....m shoUld know. Pl.... taIte th. tim.
to check r.bill board for MY news d.uy.
3. NBWSLETI'BR.
A mo...I>\J,)' newsi.uer authored by )'0111' children's teach.rs is Sltm
home iI1tormiJli you of wrious .v.ntI 11& dI. C..... The
newsletter ,ivell you school as well .. w.ll III ,roup newlI. Pl....
take the t.trJie to relld this l.mpOlUJ1t publlclltion.
2;)
... QUICK NOTSS
A bri.f 1IWJ1nlll&')' of pollcy concel'J1ll, pro,ram happ..un,. ud
Wormadon .utAor.d by your Children'. S.,rvl.c. Dir.ctor tQ h.lp
keep you intorm.d, on an u G..d bull.
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.5, TBACHBR'S PLANS
Weekly plllM ... pOlUld for you to vi.", to b. ."'lU'18 of yow cbild'.
d.a1y "tiviti.., Pl.... fe.l fn. tQ colUrib\lte ~eri.nc.. and
bOOD aloq "itA oeber lI.lt~ iwnl tbllt mi,he help to lhlbanc.
wbllt your ChiJ.d i. involv.d willi d.a1y.
6. BNBRGENCY INPO",MATION
[f you chlUl8e addn.., pbone number or employer. ie i. imperar.ive
you l.e u. know 10 we Cllll r.ac:b you or your emqucy pill'lOIlll in
tAe evelSt of IJl emq.ncy.
7 CHBCK YOUR. CHILD'S CUBBY. INFORMATION
. ART POLDER. DAILY
Pl.... b, l\II'e to chltck your cbild's Ate fold.r .ach day for your
child's work, 1lJ1I10Wlcem.n1I. notes from. tAl teacher, lite, Th..,
lIJ'O placed by your siln-in sheets in tbe momiq IJld in the le.ural
meetl.q room in tbe afternoon.
Also check your child's cubby for c1ot.l1i.q, hIltS and oversized
proj.ct..
8. PARENT VISITATION
W.. welcome pllten1l to visit our Center anytime and observe ebeir
children in tbe clllllll'oom enV'ironmel1t. In order tQ l....n
contulion, however, we uk tbu you notify your child's teacher 10
tAey can make nece'llLl')' IldjustmlhUl tQ their Ich.dule and pr..,llt.
your c.bi1d for your visit.
Tbe Child Care Center bl)p" tQ m.l,.r...'rt clos., positive
reiatioubip. witb tb. plltel1tl of the children in ow prolram. W.
.ncourq. pllJ'ltl1tl to voll1l11eer time in the cllLllll'Oom. While we
recolllize this may be impossible for 10m. parents. we .pprecillEe
My time you CIll1 spend with UI. You may b, IIble to sh.... lWlCh
with your child or belp on. field trip or wieb a speciltl activicy.
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'IIUI vilil&U04 lA bo&b m. oJUJdNn'. ..-obic ptQIrlI.lD' lAd lobe
IWiIA pro,ram wW be ~.d periodic&l1)' -willa lob. urobio
iAla'UcfoI' lAd lob. llIluaac dWllCOIl'. SlM'pri.e villlLtr.Aon lA lob."
...... ere... GOasllalioa lAd b....."<I>' wi&ti p...acipaaon OA m. p.
01 )'OUl' oJUJelru. ~.. vilic.cioAl wW b. ac.bldwed tAd p....
wW b.Worm.d ot die .et d....
9. PAllBNT INVOL VBMBNT COMMITTBES
Provid.. p..... 1ric.b lob. oppCll'CWlit)' to b. iAvolved iA prt)1NIII.I iA
lobe c..... Com.miu... lite .et b)' lob. DireCtolL' ud lobeA 1Il_ ud
coordl".... IICrivirJ... to,ec.ber to beutlc mem.el,,", Iobeir o.blldNA
tAd m. CbUd C.... ProINlll..
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WAYS AND MEANS
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Fal.l, CbriIC.lll", E...., Spriq
HoUda)' S.cret Shop
10. PAllBNTS TBAS
TJ)... ,aberlJJt. will b. h.ld co lItford our PIll"'lllll ell. O;!~~~
to ,lit to Jr.a.ow lUff tAd ocher CbUd CIIte t.m.w.... Oatb . will
b. held lob. chitd W.dG..da)' or TJ)unda)' 01 .ach mOD ~.
1Jl~ or lob. 1.. aften10011 011 . rou.r.i.dl b.... co pve al.l p.....
lob. oppOrtul1it)' co IIUJld.
SCHEDULES OF COFFEEtrEA OATHERINOS:
A.M. W.du.da)'l 6:"" a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
P. M. Tbunda)'l ":30 p.m. - ':30 p.m.
Tbil II a .,.cleJ. ud.'ricy lor p--.au. It aabll'iq. ....
.c.b.dw.d lA Ch. ..IJl. pl.... drop)'OW' c.bUd oft lA their Nlplctlve
c.l"1l'001Jl. 1,b.11 jolA other p...... lor . cup of colt.. or ua lAd .
U,m IIWlk. It ,iatblll'i.q. lite .cb.dw.d 1.4 tbe ~OA - pl....
m.et ocber p~ 1ItOWl.d chi colt.. JlotlpUACh bowl lAd whu
rou .... Cbtolllb wielt }'OW' villit pl.clJt up yoUI' c1sl1d iA tb.
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CUMJ)EIU.AND (~OUNTY, PIlNNSYLVANlA
CIVIL ACTION. LAW
CUSTODY/VISITATION
NO, 94.\321 CIVIL
RICKY LlU! KEEPER,
Pllintlff/Relrondtlnt
MICHELE LEE KEEPER.
Defendant/Petitioner
QJlDER OF COllRT
AN~ NOW. thll day of , 1994. uJlOn
IXln.lderalion of the within PetitIon for Sreelal Relief and MOllon to Arprove Dayeare
Enrollment, a hearlnllll Icheduled on the narrow question Involved for the day
of . 1994, at o'clock _,m, In CourtrlKlm
Number I, Cumberland County Court House, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Preeedlnllthe allllVe-rcfcreneed hearing, counsel for t~e Petitioner, Taylor p, Andrew.,
J;1.1qulre, and lXlunlel for the Respondent, Chrlstorher C. Boustoll, Esquire, shall meet with the
Court reprdlnllthe Issue raised by this Petition on the day of
. 1994, at o'eloek _,m,
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CUMDgRl.AND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION. LAW
CUSTODY/VlSlT A'TlON
NO, 94.1321 CIVil.
RICKY Lfm Kl!EFER,
PlalntlmRnpond~nt
MICHELl! l.l!l! KEEFER,
DefeOlIRnt/Petltlon~r
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AND NOW, com~1 thl~ Petltloner/Def~ndRnt, Mlcm:LE LEE KRUER, hy and throuab
her allmneYI, Andrewl " Johnlon and Taylor P. Andrewl, Esquire, IInd rnpeetfully reprelentl
al followl:
\. A eUltody order in the Ilhuve-rcfereneed ellle wai entered on April 21, 1994,
folluwlnllll amelllatlon ~onferenee which occurred on April 14, 1994, The April 21, 1994 Court
Order 1IIl1lllehed heretoal Exhlhlt I, and the e,mc\lIl1tor cont'erenee summary reJXlft from April
1994 II attached hereto al F..xhlhlt 2,
2, Under the termlof the April 1994 Order, the paule I' lun. Shane Vincent Keefer,
date of hlrth AUllult 30, 1991, II with hll mother, the Petitioner/Defendant, each Sunday,
Tuesday, and Thursday nlllht, IInd every other FrldllY Ilnd Saturday nl&ht, Shane Keefer is with
hll father, the ReIJXlOdent/Plalntlff, Ricky L~e Keefer, elleh l'ucsdllY Rnd 1ltunday nlabt and
Rlternate Friday and SaturdllY nl&hU.
3, At the time of the entry ,)f the April I 'J94 Order Rnd since that time, the Petitioner
and Relp.mdent have lived In Walnut HUlIom. Pennlylvllnla, and utilized Petltloner'l
Ilrllndmother al a hahYlltter for Shllne Keefer,
4, AI Will alOtemplated hy Ihe April Cuurt Order (See pllrllllrRph 4), Petitioner will
move III an apartment in Carlble In ellrly Septemher 1994, Petitioner works In Harrlshurll at
the Department of Helllth aOlI her working hours arc M:OO R,m. to 4:30 p,m.
~, To he IIssured uf lIehlevlnll enrollment In the DllycRre progrllm lit the Carlllle YMCA
In Septemher, the Petitioner enrlllled her son, ShRne Vincent Keefer, fllr dllyeare to occur
MondRYs, Wednes<laysllnd Frldnys from 7:00 R.m, until ~:30 p,m, to commence Septemher 12,
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supervlllun from Walnut ButtUln, Pennlylvanhl. hI Ihe Carll-II' YMCA, anll he Inllltl uplR
enforcement of Ihe IIteml terml uf the April 21, 1'194 Orller,
7, A conciliation wal eunlluetellbefure Cunelllalllr Samuel L, Anllel, Elqulre, un
AUllult 24, 1994, h) relolve thll dllpute, IInd nu re_ulutlun Will reached, The question of
appropriate dayelue fnr Shane Vincent Keefcr wlllbc ICt down fur II euurt hcarlnll'
Il. If Petitioner, Michele Lce Keefer, doel nut I',nnlll Shane Vincent Keefer In the
CarUsle YMCA daycllre :orollram on Seplember 12, 1994, Shanc'l reserwd plsltllln In this
dayeare will be lOll and I:IC llpplrlunllY for Ihll daycare will 110 lunller be a viable llplllln,
9. Pelllhmer, Michele Lee Keefer, allrees III malnlaln Ihe uvcrnlllhl eUlllldy arranllement
which has been llperatinll since April 1'194 subslllllllnlllhe Carlisle dllyeare for the supervision
uf Shane Keefer un Mondays, Wednesdays nnd Fridays, LInd ellnllnulnll wilh her Ilrandmuther as
Shane's babysitter In WlIlnul &lIlum on Tueldnys nnd Thuudays. A\lernallvcly. Michele Lee
Keefer allreel Ihlll pendlnlla I1nal hellrlnllonlhe quesllun of dayellfe, Shane Vincent Keefer
may be enrulled on Tuesdays and ThursdllYs In Ihe dllyellre operaled lIllhe Trinity Church in
Walnul Iklllum, Pennsylvanlll.
10, Petllluner seeks 111I urder by Ihis Cuurl aUlhmlllnlllhe enrullment uf Shane Vincent
Keefer In Ihe Carlisle YMCA fIn MundllYs, Wednesdnys, IInd Fridays pendlnlllhe cusludy
hcarlnlllln Ihls quesllon.
WHEREFORE, Pelllioner prays Your Ilonorable COlJrllU lempnarily amend Ihe
custody order of April 21, 1994, IlllluthorllC Petitioner to enrull Shane Vincent Keefer In the
YMCA Dayeare Prollram,
Respectfully submllled.
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COMMONWEALTH Of PENNSYl.VANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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unueratand that falae atatementa herein lire made auhJect IUlhc penllltiea uf III Pa.C.S. 14904,
relatlns III unawllrn t'alaltlclltllln tu lIuthoritlca.
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IN THB CQURT OP COMMON
P~BAS OP CUMBBRLAND
COUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA
NO, 94-1331 CIVIL
CUSTODY
,lien LBI ~BBrllR,
Phint1U
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AND NOlI, thil o.'JT dey of ApI, I , 1994, upon revi.w of the
concili.tor'. report end it eppe.rinq that the partie. have Igreed upon the terms ~f
thi. oreler, which WIS dicteted in their pre.ence enel the prellnce of their counl.l ancl
Ipprovecl by them end th.ir coun..l, we hereby orcler II folloWl1
1, The plrti.1 Ihall Ihere leqal cUltody of their minor child, Shane Vincent
~..f.r, born Augult 30, 1991.
2. P.ndinv furtber ord.r of tbis court, the cbild sbell be in the phYlical
cUltody of hil flth.r, tbe Pllintiff, Ricky Lee Ke.fer, the followinq timesl
A. Bvery MondlY from 3130 p,m. until epproximat.ly 614~ I,m, the
followinq morninq, when the fether ahall take the child to the babysitter
uled by both of the pertiea in Walnut Bottom,
B. Every Wedneaday from 3130 p,m, until ep~roximetelY 614~ a.m. the
following morning, when the father shall return the child to the bebysitter.
C. Bvery Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3L30 p.m. until 5t30 p,m.
The father shsll pick the child up at the bahysitter end the motber shtll
pick tbe child up at his r.sidence at approximately 5130 p,m. upon her return
from work,
D, Bvery other weekend, commencinq on Friday, April 15, 1994, from 3130
p,m, on 'ridey until 8100 p.m. on Bunday. Th. pertiel hive eqreed to
exchange lome weekends on this schedule but we shall leaVe the deteils of
tha t to them.
3, The relt of the time, when the child is not with the bebysitter used by both
plrti'l, tb. child .hall be in the phYBical custody of the mother, tbe Defendant,
Hich.le Le. Keefer. The only exceptions to that sball be al followll
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A, Thl partie. .hall .hare time vitb the ebild on hql1dlY, a. they may
I;r.. h.rufter, The partin lire encouraged to vork out the details ot the
hol1d.y t1.e. vith the child privat.ly,
B. Bach par.nt .hall hsve the child for tvo (3) period. of seven (7)
dlYs .aeb during tbt .ummer of 1994, vithout interruption by periods ot time
In tbe oustody of tbe other parent, for purpo..s or vaoation. Tbe preol..
.eheduling ot this 1s left to the parties but they are direeted to give eaoh
other It le..t thirty (30) days notlce prior to the exerelse ot any of these
p.rlod. of tl.e, The perlods shall not be con.eeutlve for More than .even
(7) dlYS,
4, Thls order ls lntended to bn a temporary re.olutlon of the matter. lnvolvlng
. tbe oUltody of the partle.' chlld. It 16 antlclpated that the mother v111 be movlng
, trOl b.r present resldence vlthln the next several month I and, vhen ,he does, the
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puU.. shill att.Mpt to neqotiate a mod1fication or revhlon of th1a order. In the
".vent the parti.. o.nnot agree, they are dlrected to return to the eonciliator for
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!eonell1ltor for further proceedlngs upon receipt of a letter from .ither of the plrties
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Attorney for Pla1ntiU
V'tlylor p, Andreltl, B.qul re
Attorn.y tor Dtfell4ant
TRW: C()PV FROM FlECORD
In r~~tlI11''JiIt '.~iH'q'..::t. II:w! IJIIIJ f:llt my Mild
and,lI\\1 '/',;,d or ',O:lI'! \ "'''Irl I! G.:l,H:iIiJ, ~.
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P"Il~' OF CUMBI!ar.~ND
COUNTY, PINN8Y"VANI~
NO. 94-1321 CIVIL
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.1 CONCILI&TQR CONfBlBNCB 8yt01A1Y uPOa,
:! IN ACCOaDANCB WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE OF CIVIL PROCBDuaE 191~,3-8(b),
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, 1, The p.rtinent information concernln9 the child who i. th. lubject of
litivatlon i. a. follow.,
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CUSTODY
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BIRTHDATE
CURRENTLY IN
CUSTODY OF
II Ibane Vincent K..hr 30 Auqult 1991 Dehndant/Hother
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I: individual. were pre.entl the Plaintiff and hi. attorney, Chrl.topher C. Hou.ton,
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, arranqed tb. child'. cu.tody 10 tbat each of tbem ae'l the cbild ev.ry day, Tho father
would like to have tbe child overnight more frequently.
4, With 'OM' very good vuidance from their attorney., and with a lot of patience
. with each otber, tb. partie. were able to a9r.. upon an order wbich prOVide. what both
of the. want, at leut for the time belllg. It 11 antiCipated the order will have to be
Modified when tbe Mother moves from her parent.' hom., Otberwi.e, with the entry of
the attached order, no further action 18 neceslary .t tbi. tim.,
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Ph1nt1U
IN TH~ COUlT OF COMMON
P~BA8 OF CUMBIlat.AND
COUNTY, PENN8Y~VANIA
NO, 94-1321 CIVIL
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"conciliator'l report and it appearing that the partiel have Igre'd upon the terml of
:ltb11 order, wh10b val dictated in their prese~co and the prelence o~ their counsel and
,\apprOVe4 by them and their counsol, we horoby ordor al follovll
, 1, The partiel Ihall Ihara logal custody of their minor child, Shane Vincent
,I Kelter, born AU9ult 30, 1991.
': 2, Pending further order of thill coul't, the child IIhall be in the phYllical
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'cultody of hil father, the Plaintiff. Ricky Lee Keefer, the folloving timesl
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A, Every Honday from 3130 p.m. until approximatelY 614~ a.m. the
followin9 ~ornin9, when the father shall take the child to the babysitter
UI.d by both of the parties in Walnut Bottom.
a, Iv.ry Wednesday from 3130 p,m. until ap~ro*imat.1Y 614~ a,m, the
followin9 mornin9, when tho father shall return the child to the babysitter,
C. Iv.ry Tuesday, Thursday, and Priday from 3130 p.m. until ~~30 p,m.
Th. father Ihall pick the child up at the babYlitter and the mother shall
piok th. ohild up at his residence at approximately ~130 p,m, upon her return
f rom work.
D, Bvery other weekend, commencing on priday, April l~, 1994, from 3130
p,~. on Friday until 8100 p,m. on Bunday. The partiel have agreed to
excbange lome weekends on this oehedule but ve ohall leave the detailo of
thilt to thelll,
3, The relt of tho tIme, when the child is not with the babysitter used by both
partiel, the child Ihali be in the physical euatody of the mother, the Defendant,
Hichele Le. Keefer. The only nxcoptlono to that shall be as (01101101
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'9f" bare.fter. Tbe pirtle. Ire encourlged to work out the detlil. of the
bolidlY ti... witb the child priv.tely.
8, B.ch plrent .hlll have the child for two la) periode of eeven (7)
day. elcb during the 'UmMer of 1994. witbout interruption by p.rlode of time
in tbe eu.tody of the other parent, for purpo.e. of Vlc.tion, The preei.e
.cbedulin9 of tbi. ie left to the partie. but tbey Ir. directed to give ..cb
otber It le..t tbirty 13Q) day~ notice prior to the exerci.e of any of the.e
p.riod. of ti.e, The period. .hall not b. con.ecutiv. for More than eeven
(7) dlye,
4, Tbi. order i. intended to be a temporary r.aolution of tb. mattera involving
the cu.tody of the parties' child. It 10 anticipated that the mother will be moving
, frOM her pre.ent reeldence within the next oeveral month. and, when Rhe doe., the
IP.rtle. .hlll .ttempt to n.gotl,ate a mOdlflc.tion or revi.ion of thi. order. In tbe
:1 event tb. Plrtie. clnnot .gree, th.Y are directed to return to the concili.tor for
furth.r proceedinge. The Court Administrator shall rsaeelgn thia matter to the
conciliator for further proceedings upon receipt of a letter from either of the partie.
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Taylor P. Andrew., E.quire
'Attorney for Defendant
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I b.v. llI.t 11I.1n wbbin the last f.w wo.k. with Rick Keltor and Micb.I. Ke.,.,.
I blve rmewed a.U my pr.vlouIllotn. I bavf talked to a ftw mort .ouroe. ofln.tOnution
iDo1udln.liok'. father, hI. _l".r, a friend IUld cou.In, Mlko COOllI. and \0 Shl1l.'.Il.W
"Ich... lit tbe YMCA, Chritty Yod.r, I b.v. rmiwd loncu ofrooommlncllllOll for PJck
tom billlIpoMlor Illd oth.r p.rtlu. I b.ve Nvlowcd Ihe dUIleuhy Shine I. blvllla III
'1JlItltb.111 ~U'D bJ_ fllth.r 11)110 lU his Uloth.r I haw ':<ph.lfed lome oftJl.ne,'IIv.
Il.t.m.mt. Shill. '"111I to b. makiulI .bu\lt hi, mothllr,
Havill. "vlew.d all oflbe Ibovc, I AllIlllalntllnlnl! my previou. pla.a &lid
. recommllldltlon. tor ShRIl.,
n.r.ls no doubl abollllhv qualily. qUKlltity IWd cllIotillllollnvutmont oftho
relatlonlblp of Rick K..f.r to bJ.a '011, It "maml my i.wprusion Ib.1 Mioh.l. KeIfer lild
moro oftb.e overall oare a.adlllporvlllon of Shill. durina hill tlut yem ot'Iift.
AI I lI.lld previously, the plml proposed tlies to bal.n~e a yOWla ~hild'. ued.
for .ellurity IUld to d.velop bis rol.liouship with bOrJl pmnll J felt It wIIIIl Sblllo', be"
bller.at llot 10 Iptlld Inordllllt. hours III a da~~uc plogram, I wanted to IlpiticLluly
roclUllo tllo llW1lbor oftrell.itloll$ .nd ~./ijtak.r$ thaI this boy is lryilli to cope ~Ib,
For .xample, when 1 looked Rllbt possibility of Shllllt cOJlllllulllaln tho W.Lnut
Bottom D.yca" prol1'lm and not havln. to woke A transItIon from vafeut to palent
durina th, day; h, would be dropp~d ulrby 640 am by dad lUlu picked up by ':30 pm by
mom. Thai ...nu to mo 10 be too loul] of. timt in chlJdm. lor B boy bil 'a., If PJck
plein him up .t lb. Welnlll Botto," Uaycare oft" bil work At 3' ~o pm with Mlch.l.
comilla to hi, homa'l 5:30 pm, thil crtlttllUotber conJ\llIlna iIIld dlfticult Iru.lfer for"
thr.. yelt old. Ilook.d al the IlIJllO luun at th. Cutisl. daymt prolJ'Ql1. It ...mlld
.!.moat impo..lble for ShAll. to sp.nd 1\ weekday over ~t With hi. dad a.ad attend the
elrllale d.yeatc pro.ulU, The prOlllllltl opens at 6;30 8W Aud Mr, Keefc:r uoedslo be at
work It 7:00 alliin SWppeIIlburg.
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I am rll~onllllllndlng that Shan II'S Ilrimary rllsldlln~e be with his llIl)ther and that he
auend the YMCA day~aro )Irogram In Carlisle, I lis lillher should have two ~onliOcutlve
ovenlng visits, SpecUlcally, he should )11~k Shane UII 1T0lllthe Carlisle ulycare program
Wednolldaya Ind Thurlldays al 3:30 and retum Shane to hlslllOthor's hOllle by 8:00 p,m,
Iho same ovonlng, Shane should bo in his fathor's mo ovory othor weokend from "'riday at
3:30 p,m" whenthll father )llcks Shane ul' IrOlll daycare 10 SWlday at 11:00 p,m, If Rick
I)refers, the 1lI0ther may be required to sharo Intran!iJlortatloll back to her home aReI'
Shane's tillle with his lather, The mother lihould also be all accommodating 88llosslblo to
allow Shane to bll hI his lillIu:r'1l ~al'e at other lIIumally agreed upon times,
8, Discussion
All custody dedlihmll and .'ecollllllenulltlon811rC diIHcult, 1I0wover. tho
rolatlonllhill of Shane to both his paronlli. their wllI'k lichcdules and day care schedules
llIade this ro~onmllmdatlon more dUllculttban mOlit.
Shane is foltunate to have two devoted porents who both bling dllTerent assets to
thollarem!chlld relationship, Michele hasllrhnarily taken ~are of Shane's needs sln~e
birth, However. I was very IlIlpressed with the quality of the relatlonshlJl RI~k has with his
8On. partl~ularly the way Rick Illayed and Intera~ted with Shane,
Whenl)arents sellarato, a I)ro.s~hooler needs hI have u balan~e between secure
routine and Irequent a~cess to both parents, the cumnt arrangement does not In my
opinion meet Shane's security needs, Ipreli:lTed Ihat Shane have ono day care Ilrovlder,
looked at a variety of options Including a 1lI0re equitable shared custody arrangement.
Conslderlnlltbe parents' work hours, day ~are hours and the stress of transfer from olle
parent 10 another, I could not devise a shared Jllanthatl felt was In Shalle's best illterest.
Uecause a I)reschooler's con~eptoftlme isllot well developed, it lIIay help lor
Shane to bave a calendar with color ~oded days, For exallll,le, red days would be 8Jlent
with dad and blue days with 1II0m, It Is also Importllntthatthe parents have regnlar
COIIIlIIwlicatlon about Shane'llneeds, SOllie I,arents canlllanage to do this smoothly at the
tlllle of transfer, Other parents seelllto beCOllle arllulIIentatlve easily, For Ihese Ilaren18, a
weekly phone collference time aReI' the child Is asleel) seellls to work beuer than trying to
talk while transferring the child,
C, Relation8hipllistory
'111e couple doted tin severol years I)rlor h) lIIarrylng 011 JUlie 10, 11)111), '11118 was
the ftrstlllarrlage for both l)alll1ers, 'Ille couple sCI)Orated III July 11/1)3, whell Michele lel\
the marital home, All ill formal custodial ArrAngemellt followed, It is my understAndlllg
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Ihll Mr, Keefer Initially IIh:d for fIlIle culllody. Alter Heveral conclliallon hearilllH, Ihe
cllfTenllrraJlgelllOnl W8Ii agreed 10 Ilelldllll\lhlH evaluation, Shalle currently \i cared for
011 altemalbll daYH alld weekelld. by each Ilarellllllld a\lendH IWO day care prograllli 011
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Pro,ided 01011I of d.y 10 d.y elre
of Shane lIneo birth,
UAlUl.ITJl!S
IIlahor 1I.Jt7ehild r.tlo .1 C.rllll. YMCA
d.ye.ro prolr.,", ()bllClrvod I... bltll,."llo"
wllh Riff .nd olher ~hildr".,
M.de doclalon. aboul childme
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May hlVll II time. prillfllllAlll hllr "wn
ll11ed. over Sh.no'. lllled..
H.. cOIlIll.lenlly 1U1",lIed hi. nood.
with b.by.lller or d.yc.re provid~r.,
Boyfriend 'PI)eIflIO be I po.ltiVll
IUppOrt 10 bOlh Michele .Ild Sh.ll11
SI.ble work hlllory, MOlher C.IlI..Vll
Iller in the 1ll0nlillS for work, IlIowlns
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E, Parontal AIId. and Llab\lltiea ofthe Ji.ther
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Very positive relationllblp with hi, IlUn,
Provides creative and Interactive
play activities for IOn,
Ills IOn Is his pliorlty In how he sl)ends
his time outllide of work,
Demonstrated lIurturing, caring behavll)r
Il)ward his son,
Makes sure Shalle Is adequalely supplied
fl)r daycare.
CommWllcates wllh daycare slatT aboul Shalle's
lIeeds alld progress.
Slrl)lIg desire alld cOllllllitmenllo family
alld child,
Slable work history,
Smaller slatTto child ratio al Trilllty
Daycare, Observed more alaff/chlld
IlIleraction allhls program
Gets off earlier ill day, more daytime
hours available wllh son.
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Did 1101 actively partlclpale In day II) day
care I)f Shane when Shine was yOW).,
Mild menIal heallh cOllce",s ill palll,
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TO ALL PARTIES:
I hive lUet 111.111 wllhin 111111.111 tl:w wcokll wllh JlI~k K.,.r.r Ind Ml~hel. K..filr,
I hive reviewed III my prevlou. 1I0lel, I h.ve Illk"d 10 a tilw moro lIOur~OI oJ'lll'bnllltloll
blCludlnS Rlck'l flthor, hll siller, I ftiolld .lId 1:0uIIII, Mlk" (00111, .lId 10 Shllllt'a lIew
Ielcher at Ihe YMCA, Christy Yodllr, I h.vll rel:elVtld 1.lIllra Ill'rlll:llInmelld.1111II tbr RI~"
from his lupervlsor .lId other parties, I have reviewed Ihe dUlIl:lll1y Shlnllll hlvhlll In
sepsrltlng frOIll his talher 10 go 10 his mlllher. I have e~phlrl:d Illlme IIflhe 11I11I.tiVtl
at.lemellta Sh.lle seelllslO be IJlakhll! aboul hlslllolher,
Havllll! reviewed allllflhe above, I alii m.llIllllIhllllllY Ilrevlolllllll.1I .lId
recommelldatlolls tor Shalle,
'nlere II no doubl about the quallly, qualllity and emollllnallllvelltIllCIIIIIJ'th.,
relatlolliihip of RIck Keefer 10 his SOli, It relllallJslllY ilJ!Jlrmllllllhll Mil:h.l., K.,ctilr did
more of the overalll:are alld supervisloll oJ'Shllle durlllll hi. nut Y.,ln IlJ'lUl:,
AI I SIlled previously, Ihe plalllllrllllllsed Irles III halllll:e a YIIIIIIII I:hlld'. need.
for security alld 10 develop hll relallollshlll wllh hlllh l"relll8, I t\lll it WI. III ShlllO'S hOIll
IlIlerellllot to spelld IlIordllllle hours III a daYl:are IlnlJlram, I wlllled hllliilllll~llIlly
reduce the number orlransitlons and I:.relakorlllhallhia bllY illlry\IIJ1 hI ~1)lle wllh,
For example, whelllllloked Ollhe 1I0811bllity IIfSlllllle t:llIlllllllhlllllllho Wallllll
BOllolU OaYl:are 'lrol!ralll alld 1101 havhlJl III makll a IrBIlahlll1l 'hllllllllrllllllO Ilarelll
during Ihe day; he would be droll'led IIlt'by 1\:..0 alii by dad .lId 1III:ked II,) by 5:30 '111I by
mom, TIlat seelllll to me 10 be h)O hllll! IlfA limll ill ~hlldeare 'ilr I hllY hia IJle. If Ril:k
picks him up at Ihe Walnul nUll om UaYl:ore liter hll wlll'k al 3: 3011111 wllh Mll:hele
comhlg to hi. home al 5:301"11, Ihlll:relleS IlIllIher I:olllhlllllllllld dlltkulllrallafl:r for a
Ihree year old. I looked allhe slime ISIIIel Illhll{.'arllale daYl:lre Ilrtlllram, It seemed
alllloll imposalble for Shalle 10 IlJlelld a weekdlY over 11111111 with hia dad IlId Ittelld Ihe
ClrUsle dayclre IlrOJlrllm, nle Ilrllllram ollvnlllt (dO alii and Mr, Keefer needalo be lit
work It 7:00 am III Shlppellsburl!.
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PhinUU ! PL.~ OP CUN.IILAND
COU Y, ,BNN8YLVANIA
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NO. 94-1331 CIVIL
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AND IQI. thh )) \)r day of (\:\'I-.< ) L i 1994, upon review of the
conciliator', report and it appearing th.t the partiel have .greed upon tbe t.r.. of
tbi. order, whicb W'I dictated ln their prelence and the presence of their coun.el anel
approv.d by the. and thelr counsel, we hereby order .s folloWl1
1, The partie. Ih.ll .hare logal cUltody of their minor child, Sh.n. Vincent
Ke.'.r, born August 30, 1991,
I 3, Pending furtber order of thll court. the child shall be In tbe phYllcal
Icu.tody of hi. fsther, the Pl.lntlff, Ricky Lee leefer, the following time'l
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I A, Ivery Honday frOl 3130 p.', until approxl.ately 6:4& .,.. tbe
I following Morning, when the tether sh.ll tAke the chlld to the bsbysitt.r
used by both of the partie. In Walnut Bottom,
B. Every Wednesday frOM 3130 p,.. until approxI.ately 614& .... the
'ollowlng Morning, when the fathor ahall return the chl1d to the babysitter,
C, Bvery Tuesday, Thursday, .nd Prld.y frOM 3:30 p.m, until ~t30 P,M,
The f.ther shall pick the chl1d up at the b.by.ltter .nd the Motber Ih.ll
plck tbe child up .t hil relidence at Ipproxlm.tely ~130 p.., upon her return
f rOll work.
D, Bvery other "eekend, cOMMenclng on Friday, April l~, 1994, frOM 3t30
p.., on Frld.y untH 8100 p."" on sunday. The perUe. have agreed to
exch.nge .00e weekends on th1B schedule but we shall le.ve the deUlh of
that to the..
3. The rest of the time, when the chl1d ls not with the babysitter used by both
parties, the child .h.ll be ln the phynlcal cu.tody of the MOther, the Defendant,
II Michele Lee kepler. The only l!xeeptlons to that Ihall be II follow'l
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Agree bereafter, Tbe partie. are encouraged to \lork out the detail. of tb.
boliday tlles with the child privately.
8, Sach perent ~hal1 have the child for tllO (3) period. of ..veil (7)
day. each during the .u..er of 1994, without interruption by period. of ti.e
in the cuatody of the other parent, for purpoaea of vacation, The preci.e
aCbeduling of thla i. left to tbe parties but they are directed to give eacb
otber at laaat thirty (30) dlya notice prior to the exercia. of any of tbe..
perioda of ti... The period. aboll not bo conaecutive for lOr. than aeven
(7) daya,
4. Tbia order is intended to be a te.porary r.solution of tbe .attera involving
the custody of the parties' child, It is anticipated that the .other will be .oving
I frOM ber present residence within the next several .onths and, wben .he does, the
pal'Uu aball atteMpt to negotiate a ModUication or revision of this order. In tbe
event the parties cannot agreo, they are directed to return to'tbe conciliator for
further proceedlnga, The Court AdMinistrator .hall reassign this .atter to tbe
conciliator for further pror:eedings upon receipt of a letter frOll either of the parU,.
or their attorneys requesting further conciliation,
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Tlylor p, Andrews, B.qulre
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IN THI! COURT or COHtION
PLIlA8 or CUHBIlRLAND
COUNTY, PRNNSYLVANIA
NO, 94-1331 CIVIL
CUSTODY
RICIY LIlIl IIlB'BR,
plaintiff
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Defendant
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~CILIA'I'OI.J:!lH~INCB emmn IIPORt
IN ACCORDANCB WITH CUHBRRLAND COUNTY RULB OF CIVIL PROCBDUtR 191~,3-8(b), tbe
undereigned cuetody Conciliator 8ubllita tbe following report I
1, The pertinent inforMation concerning the child who i8 the subject of thi8
litigation is a8 follows:
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30 August 1991
CURRRNTLY IN
CUSTODY Of
Defendant/Hother
Sbane Vinoent ICe6fer
2, A Conciliation Conference was held on 14 April 1994 and the fOllowing
lndividuah were presentl the Plaintiff and his attorney, cbristopher C, Houston,
Require, the Defendent end her attorney, Taylor p, Andrews, Blquire,
I 3, The partiel heve been separated for almost a year during which tile tbey bave
arrenged the child'e custody so that each of them sees the child every day, The father
would like to have the child overnight More frequently,
4, With sOlie very good guidance from their attorneys, end with a lot of patienoe
witheech other, the partiel were abl e t.o agree upon an order which provid88 what both
, of the.. want, at lealt for the t.illle beiM, It is anticlpated the order wBl \\ave to be
I lodified when the MOther Moves frOM her parents' hOMe, Otherwise, with the entry of
I the atteched order, no further action Is necessary at this tiMe,
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liamue L. Andes
Custody Conciliator
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IN THB COURT OP COHHON
PLBAS OP CUHBBRLAND
COUNTY, PINNSYLVANIA
NO, 94~1331 CIVIL
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:: AN\) NOlI, tbh day of , 1994, upon review of tbe
'concili.tor'. report and it appearing tbat tbe partie. bave .greed upon tbe term. of
,tbi. order, wbicb waa dictated in tbeir preaence an~ the preaence of their counae1 .nd
[approved by them and their counae1, we hereby order aa fol10wat
1, The part.le. .hall ahare legal cuatody of their minor child, Shane Vincent
'~eefer, born Augu.t 30, 1991,
3, Pending furtber order of thia court, the child aha1l be in tbe phy.ical
I;cu.tody of bia father, tbe Plaintiff, Ricky Lee ~eefer, the following timear
A, Ivery Honday from 3r30 p,m, until approximately 614~ a,m, the
following morning, when the father ahall take the child to the babyaitter
uaed by botb of the partiea in Walnut Bot.tom.
B. Ivery Wedneaday from 3r30 p.m, until ap~roximate1y 6r4~ a.m, the
follOWing mornhig, when the father ahall return the child to the babya1tter,
C, Ivery Tueaday, Thursday, and Friday from 3130 p,m, until ~130 p.m.
Tbe father ahal1 pick the child up at the babyaitter and the motber ahal1
pick tbe child up at hia reaidence at apprOXimately ~130 p,m, upon ber return
from work.
D, Every othu weekelid, commencing on Friday, April l~, 1994, from 3:30
p,m, on Priday until 8rOO p,m, on Sunday, The partiea have ~greed to
excbange aome weekend a on thia acbedu1e but we ahall leave the detai1a of
that to tbem,
3. Tbe reat of the time, when the child ia not with the babyaitter uaed by both
partiea, the ohl1d ahall be in the phyaical cuatody of the mother, the Defendant,
Hichele Lee ~eefer. The only exceptiQna to that shall be as fol1owSl
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A, The partie. shall share t~me with the child on holiday. as th.y May
a9ree hereatter, The plft,ies are encouflged to york out the details of the
holiday tiMes vith the child privately,
B. Bach parent shall have the child for tvo (3) periods of seven (7)
days each during the summer of 1994, vithout interruption by perioda of tiMa
in the cu.tody of the other parent, for purpo.es of vacation. The preci..
Ich.dulin9 of thi. is left to the partiee but they are directed to 'live each
otb.r at lea.t thirty (30) days notice prior to the exercile of any of the.e
periods of tiMe, The periods shall not be consecutive for more than .even
(7) days.
4, This order is intended to be a temporary resolution of tbe r'hltters i/lvolvin9
the custody of the psrties' child. It iB anticipated that the mother viii be movin'1
': frOM her Present reside/lce vithin the next Beveral monthB and, vhen she doe., the
,parties shall attempt to ne90tiate a modification or revision of this order, In the
'I event tbe partie. cannot a9ree, they are directed to return to the conciliator for
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I, furtber prooeedin9s, The Court Administrator shall reusl'ln this matter to the
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or their attorneYB requestln'l further conciliation.
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Attorney for ~laintiff
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. IN THI COURT 01' COMMON PLIA8 0'
. CUMlIRLAHD qOUNTY, PINN8YLVAHIA
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RICIY L.I 111'IRt
Plaintiff
NICSILILIB 1111'1R,
Defendant
MOTIOM '0. la,IDULIMa 0' .laaIMa
AND NOW, com'l the Plaintiff, Ricky Lee leefer, by and through hil
attorn.ye, Broujol, Gilroy & Houlton, P.C., who re.pectfully aver.
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A conciliation conference wa. held on Augu.t 24, 1994, with the
partie. and their re.pective counlel pre.ent.
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On Augult 29, 1994, Samuel L. Andel, I.quire, the cu.tody
Conciliator, filed hie report with the Court Adminietrator advidng
the Court that the partie. were expected to pre lent a reque.t for
em.rgency relief to .chedule . hearing and, for that realon, the
CUltody Conoiliator did not prepare an Order .cheduling a h.aring
on the ultimate il.ue of cu.tody.
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On or about Augult 26, 1994, the Mother fil.d a Petition for
Special Relief to approve daycare enrollment p.nding a cUltody
hearing.
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The puti.. have naohld .n avnlment with r.lp.ot to dlyolr.
enrollment pending a oUltody hearinv, th.refore, nlgatinv .ny need
for emerg.noy relief.
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There il .till pendinv the ultimate illu. on ouetody and th.re i.
I need for the .oheduling of a h.aring.
WaIRlrORB, the Plaintiff requ.ltl thil Honorable Court to loh.dule
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A, RecolUllI.ndltlone
B. I>IICU~1Il01l
C, 1\ollll0nll11p ttlllory
D, Plrenlll Ae...e IlId Ulbllltlee oflhe MOlher
E, p.,"'111 A....' pd L1lbllltlea oflhe Flther
II. Sources of 11Ifonuatloll
A, bldlvldulllnlervlew, with bOlh parellte
B, lobll obeervltlon orelch parent wllh Shlno
C, OblOrvltlone of Shine II OIoh dlycare IOlIlnl
D, OIhere Interviewed by pholle or In penon
I, Mn, Dorothy Keefer, Rlo"'e mother
2, Mr, and Mn, John Rinaldi, Mlohelo', parente
3, Ednl COlllll1cr, babyellter and IllIlemll Broat-lI'lndmotb.,
4. J\lob Brooks, Mlohele'l boyftiend
5. Bonnie SWlrt7-, nelBhbor
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A, Recollutlcmdatioll.
I alii rocolllmolldinsthat Shane'. I)limary residence be with bls llIother alld that he
attend the YMCA daycare prollram!.n Carllslu, tlia father IIhould havotwo eOllllOeutivo
evenins vlalt.. SpecifIcally, he sbould Ilick Shane up from the Carllllo dsyclre prOllrall1
Wednesdays and '111uridays at 3:30 snd retu", Shane 10 his mother's hOllle by 8:00 p,m,
the lime even ins, Shane should be In his falhol's care every other weekend from f1nday at
3:30 p,m" wbenthe fatber Illcks Shane UII from doyeare to Sunday at 8:00 l),fll, If Rick
Ilrefen, the 1II0lher may be required 10 share intran8Jlortation back It) her hOllle after
Shane's time wilh his father, '111e mOl her should also be as OCCollllllodaling 18 possible to
allow Shane to be In his talher's care al olher mUlually agreed upon times,
D, [)iscussion
All custody decisions and recommendations are difficult. However, the
relationship of Shane 10 bOlh his parenls, Iheir work schedules and day care iChedulell
made this recommendation more difficult than most.
Shalle Is fortwlate 10 have IWO devoled parellts who bOlh brillg dlfferenl aIIsels to
Ihe parent/child relallollshlp, Michele hasllrhllarily laken care of Sballe's needs sillce
birth, However, I was very Impressed wilh Ihe quallly oflhe relationship Rick has wilh his
IIIn, panicul8rly Ihe way Rick 1l18yed and Inleracted wilh Shane,
Whellllarenls separale, 0 Ilre.schooler needs to have a halance belween secure
routine alld frequent access 10 both porents, Ihe cUlTenl arrangement does nOI ill Illy
opinlonllleet Shane's securily needs, I preferred thai Shane have olle day care provider,
looked al a varlely of OlltiOIU Includillg 0 more equitable shared custody arrangement,
Considering the parents' work hours, day care hours ond Ihe stress of transfer frOIll one
parenllo another, I could not devise 0 shared planlhall felt was in Shane's bcsl interest.
Because a Ilreschooler's concept of III lie is llot well developed, II llIay hclp for
Shane 10 have a calendar with color coded days, For example, red days would be spenl
wilh dad and blue days with mom, It is also 1IIIIIOl1anl that the parellts havc rcgular
conllllWllcation aboul Shane's needs, Some Ilarenls can manage to do Ihis smoothly at the
time oflransfer, Other parems seem to become argumentative easily, For Ihcse parents. a
weekly pholle conference lime after the child is asleell seems to work bCller thin tryinglo
talk while trallsfeninglhe child,
C, Relationshill fJistory
1lle couple daled for several yearsllrior III lIIarrying on1une 10, 1989, 'Ibis was
Ibe ftrslmarriage for both partners, The coullle separated In1uly 19Q3, when Michele left
the maritel home, All III fllnlla I cuslodlol arrangelllelll followed, It Is lilY understanding
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Ihll Mr, Koofor Inltilll~ lIIed thr Illle cUlltody, Allur Il4lverll concillltlon hOlrin,l, tho
CUl1'llIIt IlTlIllomellt WI. I,roud 10 pundinllhi. OVllultlon. Shlno CUI1'lllltly il cued for
on Iltemltinl dlY. Ind weokunda by elch parent Ind Ittend. two dlY Illro prolrlml on
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ANDREWS" JOliN SON
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PetitIon tl)r Special Relief
Keeter v, Keeter
94.I3ZI Custody
Sam Andes indicates that his concilh\tor's report in the above matter should be
concluded by Monday, August 29th, Attorney Andes suggested that the issue raised herein
might possibly be resolved with a meeting between the attorneys and Your Honor rather
than with a hearing, That is why I have designed the Court Order as r have,
There is some urgency to this matter as the question of Shane Keefer's enrollment
in the YMCA daycare program on September 12, 1994, is the matter at issue.
r represent the Petitioner, Michele L.ee Keefer, and Christopher C. Houston,
Esquire, represents the father, Ricky Lee Keefer,
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RICKY LEE KEEFER,
Plalntlff/Rclpondenl
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IN TIlE couln OF COMMON PI.EAS ()fI
ClJMllERI.ANI) COUNTY, PENNSYl.VANIA
CIVil. ACTION . LAW
CUSTODYIVISITATION
NO. 94.1321 CIVIL.
MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
Defendant/Petitioncr
QRln:R 0[1 cou,-r
AND NOW, thl~
_ dilY of .___
, 1994, upon
conllderatlon of the within Petlllon for Sped ill r~ellef and Motion to Approvc Dlly\'ilrC
Enrollment, a hearing Is scheduled on th\' narrow qu~stlon Involved for the _,___ day
of
_.IYY4. ill
o'doek _,n\, In Courtroom
Number I, Cumberlilnd County Court !louse, Cnrllsle, Jlcnnsylvllnlll,
Preceding the IIhove.rcf~reneed h':ilring, \'ounsel for the Petitioner, Taylor p, Andrews.
EsqUire, and C4lunsel lilr the R\'spondl'nt, Christopher C. Houston. Esquirc, ~hnllll1e\'1 wili1 lh~
Court rcgardlng thc IS,luc raised hy this Petition on the dilyof
, 1994. III
o'clock _'I'll,
BY TIlE COURl:
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RICKY LEE KEEFER,
Plalntlt'f/Relponllcnt
IN TIm COURT OF COMMON Pl.l!AS OF
CUMBERL.AND COUNTY, PENNSYl.VANIA
CIVIL ACTION. LAW
ClJSTODYIVISIT ATION
NO, 94.1321 CIVIl.
v,
MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
Defenllant/Petlllol\~'r
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M!ITJ~~.flillYE.JL~1A '_!J.MI!.:NT
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AND NOW, comcs the Petltl(lnniDefendant, MICIIELE I.EE KEEFER, hy IInd through
her attQrney', Anllrewl & Johnson IInd Taylor p, Andrews. Esquire, IInll respectfully reprcsents
as follows:
l. A eu.tUlly ordcr in the IIhow.refereneed CliMe WIIK entered on April 21, 1994,
tollowlna a canelUllllon eonferenec whkh oceum:d on April \ 4, 1994, The April 21, 1994 Court
Order II attached hereto liS Exhll1lt 1. IInd the cllnellllltor conference summary repllrt from April
1994 II auaehed herel\las Exhlhit 2,
2, Under the terms of the April 1994 Order. the pllrtles' Stln, Shane Vincent Keefer.
date of birth Auaust 30, 1991, is with his mtlthn, the Pt'tltloner/Defendant, each Sunday,
TIIe.day, and Thursday nlllht, and ~'very llther FrldilY and Saturday night, Shllne !<c,'fer Is with
hi. father, the Rcspllndent/PhlinlltT. Hkky L.l'e Ked'er, eneh Tucsday IInd Thursday III~ht nnt!
alternate Friday and Snturdny nlghu,
3. At the time Ill' the cntry of the Arrll I \)\)4 Ordcr IInd sl'nee thlll time, thc Petitioner
and Respondent have lived In Walnut f.lllttlll\l, P"lll\sylvanla. IInd utilized Petitioner's
arandmother u a babysitter for Shane Kt'ct'cr,
4. AI was eontemplnted l1y the Arrll Court Order (See pnragraph 4), Petitioner will
move 10 an aparllnenlln Cllrllsle In cllrly Sertember 1994, Petitioner wllrks In Harrisburg III
the Department of Hcalth and hcr worklllll hours nre H:OO a,m, to 4:30 p,m,
S, To be assured of lIehlevtn~ enrollmcnt In the Dllyeare program lit the Carll~k YMCA
11\ September, the Pelltllll\er enrolled h~r ~on. Shane Vln~ent Keefer, fllr daycare 10 <K'cur
Mondays, Wednesdays and FrldllY~ from 7:00 a,l11, until S:30 p,m. W Cllmmenee Scptcmbn 12,
1994,
6. Relpondenl, Ricky l,~e Keel~r. l'hJecu III the movemenl uf Shane Keef~r'~ dllytlme
Iupcrvlllon from Walnul BOllum. Penn~ylvanlll, III the Carll~le YMCA. nnd he InKllls Ur('"
enforeemenl of the Ilteml lerms Ill' the April ~ I. 1l)l}4 Order,
7, A IXlOellllltlun wu~ ellnJueted hetlll I' Conciliator Sllfllucl I.. AlIde~. ES'lUIIl'. on
Auault 24, 1994, 10 rClolvc thl~ lllsrute. lInd n,' re!olull<lO Will rCllehed, The 'luelthlO of
.pproprlale dayellre fur Shane Vlncenl Kl'cfcr ~~III hc sel down ,'or 1\ cuurt hellrln8'
14, II' Pelltluner. Mkhele l.el' Kl''''n, doe~ not l'nroll Shllne Vincent Kecfn In 11ll'
Carlllh! YMCA dayellrc rro~rllm on Sl'rtemhn 12. I 'J94, Shane's rClerved pl.llltlunln Ihls
dayeare will be 10lt anlllhe uppurtunlty for this dllycllre will nIl lunacr be a viable upllun,
9, Pctilluncr. Michele l.ee KI'I'fcr. IIltn'I" to Illalntllln the ovcrnl~ht CUKllllly arrnlli/,clllent
which hal heen openlllni/, since April 1 '1'),\ slIhslllullnl! the Carlisle dllyenre for the surnvlslon
of Shane Keefer un Mundll)'s. Wednesdll)'s IIlld Frlda)'s, IInd ellOllnulnll with her Ilrllndmothl'r IlK
Shane'l babYllller In Walnut Bullom on Tue~dllYs IInd Thursdays, Alternallvely. Michell' Lee
Keefer aareCllhal pendlnl! II I1nlll hearing Iln the quesllon of dayenre, Shone Vlneenl Keefer
may be enrolled on Tuesda)'s and Thursd,l)'s In the dll)'eare oremled ntthe Trlnlt)' Churl'h In
Walnut Bollom. Pennlylvanhl,
10. Pelltloner leeks IIn urder hy Ihll C\lllrt aUlhurlzlnll the enrollmenl uf Shllne Vlneenl
Keefer In Ihe Carlllle YMCA for Mondays. Wl'dnesdil)',\, IInd Fridays rendlllll the euswdy
hearlna on lhll 'luelllun,
WHEREFORE, Petllloner rrnys Your Honorable COUl't llllempurorlly amend th~
ellllody order of April 21, 1994. tOlluthorlze Pl'tllluner III enroll Shone Vlneenl Keefer In the
YMCA Doyeare PrOllrllm,
Rlsreetfully suhmltled.
ANDREWS &. JOHNSON
By:
IICKY LIB KBlr~R, ) IN Ttlll COURT OF C:OMMON
Pll1ntUl ) PLBAB OF CUM~ERLANP
) CQUNTY, V~NNBYLVANI^
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l NQ, 94-1321 C I V II,
II"ICHILI LBB KIEPER, CU$TODY
, D.,.pdlnt
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AHJ) NOll, th11 /),/:sf day 01 !\ p' . I , 1994, upon reviell at till'
concili~tor'l r.port and Il appearlnq lh~l the partlos have .greed upon the lunnK 01
tbil ord.r, which lIaa dictated In thrlr ploeenco and the prel.nce 01 their counael and
Ipprov.d by th.m and their counsel, we haroby ardor al folloll'l
1. Th. pertl., .hall ahare loqal CU5t,)(ly 01 thfl~r minor child, Bhane Vincent
...f.r, born Augu.t 30, 1991.
2. p.nding further order 01 this court, the child shall bo in the physical
,ou.tody of h11 father, the Pl41nt1!l, Ricky Lee Keefer, the follolling tlmesl
A. Iv.ry Honday lrom 3130 p.m, until approximately 614~ "m, the
follolllng morning, IIhen th~ lather ahall take the child to the babyaitler
uI.d by both 01 the partl.s In Walnut Bottom.
a, Iv.ry Wednesday lrom 3130 p,m, until ap~roxlmatelY 6145 a.m, the
follolling morning, IIhen the lather shall return the child to the babysitter,
C, Ivery Tunday, Thursday. <1Ild Friday Irom 3130 p,m. until ~:30 p,m.
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Th. flth.r Ihall pick the child up at the babysitter and the mother Bhall
pick tb. child up at his residence at approximately 5130 p.m, upon her return
from lIork,
D. Ivery other weekend. con\lnencln9 on Friday, April 15, 1994. Irom 3130
p,m, on Priday until 8rOO p,m. un Sunday, The partlea have agreed to
exchang. lome weekends on this schedule but we shall leave the detalla at
that to th.m,
3. The re.t 01 the
plrtl.., the ohlld Ihall
Hlchele L.. Ke.l.r. The
time, when the child Is not lIith tho babyaltter quad by
be In the phYSical custody of the mother. the ne/andant.
only excuptlona t.o that ahall be al follollll
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A. ' The plrti.~ .hall share time wlth the child on holidlY' an they may
Ivr.e her.aftar. Th. plrtles ale encouraved to work out the details of tho
hoUdlY U.e. with the child privately.
.. lach Plr.nt .hall have the child for two (~) p.riodl of seven (7)
dlY' e.ch durinv the lummer ot 1994, wlthout lnterruption by perloda of t.lme
In the cUltody of the other parent, tar purposel of vlcation, The precise
Ichedulin9 of thil I, left to the partleR but they are directed to vivo oach
otber at lea.t thirty (30) days notice prior to the eKerci.e of any of thane
parlodl of time. The periods ahall not be conl.cutiva for More than seven
(7) daYI,
4, Thl1 order il intended to be a temporary relolutlon of the matters involving
't.be aUltody of tbe partiea' child, It In anticipated that the mother will be movlng
frOM ber present r..ldence wlth!n the next Bever~1 month. and, whon she doeR, the
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pirtle. Ihlll Ittampt to nevotlate Q modltlcation or revllion of thi. order. In the
'I,v.nt tb, plrtie. cannot avree, they are directed to raturn to the conciliator for
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: further proceedinva, The Court Admlnlatrator ahall reassivn thil matter to the
,!conclliator for furtber proceedings upon receipt of a letter from eith,r ot the parties
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Cbrl.topber C. Hou.ton, Esqulr.
Attorney for Plllntiff
\/tayIor p, Andrew., Blquire
Attorn,y for Defandant
TAWi COP',' FROM FlF:oorm
In r~~I;I,'\,'al 'MI'\"i,':~. II~il[l\ I)I\I~ !:l\llt,y 1\Jj1)lf
,1f\\1I1',1:l (,,;,,101 ',.:.,.' ":"'Irl~! C.:lfH~K, Pll,
n11~i_~L4:t,:,",\}~ 0 lit~, l~o?f._
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RIC~Y LEB ~E~'BR,
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IN THE CO~R'I' ()f' COMMON
PLJl^8 Of' CUMBE1U,AND
COUNTY, PENNSYI.vANIA
NO. 94-1121 CIVIl,
CUSTODY
I VI.
I "ICHBLE LEB KEEFIIR,
:: Detendant
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! ~UDGI PRBYIOUSLY ASSIGNED I None
C9NCILIhIQR.J:illiJ!-BRM~JIllQn
'. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUMBERLAND cUUNI'Y llUt,E Of' CIYIL PROCED~RE 1915.3-8(b), tho
lunder.1vned cu.tody Conciliator nqbmlts the followinv report I
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, 1, The pertinent information concern In? the child who 1. the subJoct at this
,111 t1vaUon 11 .. follows I
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CURRENTLY IN
CUSTODY OF
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:! Sbue Y1ncent Keeter
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!: ~,A Conc1UaUlln Conference W.1B held on 14 April 1994 and the following
II. indiVidual. were preBent I the Plo11llUtt and tlls attorney, ChrlBtophel' C. Houston,
II I Of;
, .aqu1re, the Defendant and her attorney, Taylor P. And~ew., I.quire,
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3. Tbe portie. have been separated for
arranved the child's CUstody BO lhat Rach of
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would Uke to have the cillld overnight mOil) frequently,
30 AUQUBt 1991
Defendant/Hother
almoBt s yeer durlnv which time they have
them seon the child every day, Tho father
4, With lome very good gUidance frum theIr attorneYB, and with a lot of patience
,wlth each other, tbe partleB wern abl. to aQree upon an order which prOVides ~hnt both
of them want, at lust for tho Urn. beln'!, It IB anticipated the ardor viII hav. to bo
lodlfled when the mother moveu from h.r parontB' home, Otherwl.e, ~Ith the entry of
the Ittached order, no further action IB nocoBBary at this time.
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O'I~ L, AndoB
Cuolody Conciliator
18 Apr1l 1994
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Ph1ntW
VI.
IN THI COUIlT OF COMMON
PLBU OF C1JMBERLANO
COIJNTY, l'ENNflVl,VAN r A
NO. 94-ml CiVIL,
CUITOPV
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II MD NOW, tbh day of , 1994, upon rev1ew ot the
I coneiliator'. rtport and 1t appearinq that the partie. have agretd upon the termR at
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tbh order, IIh1eb 1111 dictated in thlllr presence and the pruencll of their counBRI lInd
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:lapproVtd by them In~ theil' cOllnBul, WI! h(H'~by orc\er aD tollOll11
,I 1. Tht parU.. .hlll .1Iare 1~9ftl cURtody ot their minor clllld, 811ane Vincent
:Il..ftr, born AIIgUlt 30, 1991,
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Ii 2. Ptnding furtber ardor ot thiS court. tile cllild slllll be in the pllysical
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,:ell.tody of 111. fatller. the Plalntlff, Ru:ky Lee Koet.r, tile follow1ng tlmeRI
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" A, IVtn Honday trom 3130 p.m, untll approximately 614~ I,m, the
'I folloll1ng Morn1ng, vll.n tile tatller shall take tll. cllild to the babysitter
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u..d by both of the plrties In Walnut Bottom.
8, Iv.ry Wednesday tram 3130 p,m, until ap~ro~imatelY 6145 I,m, the
foll~J1n9 morninq, IIhen tllo lather shall return the child to the babysitter.
c. IVery TII..day, Thursday,. lInd Fridsy from 3130 p,m, until 5130 p.m,
Tb. fath.r .hall pick the chIld up at the baby.ltt.r and the motileI' shall
p1ck tb. ohi1d up at his residence at approximately 5130 p.m, upon her return
from lIork,
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D, Iv.ry other lI.ekend, commenclnq on Friday. Apr11 l~, 1994, trom 3130
p,m, on rriday IIntil 8100 p.m, on Sunday, Th. partie. hive agr.ed to
nebillg. .0tII. lleekends on this Bchedule but lie shall leave tht detal Is of
that to thtm.
), The rt.t ot the tIme. when the chIld i6 not lIith the baby.itter uRed by both
part1.., tht ob11d Ihlll be in tile physical custody of the mother, t~e Detendant.
H10halt Ltt K.eftr. The only nXceptlonn to that shall be al follollll
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A. The part1u shall shure time ~lth the chilcl on hol1cllYI IIU they m~y
19r.. her'lfter, The plrtlee are encouraged to ~ork out che clatalls 0' the
hollcllY tl.e. witb the child prlvat~ly,
I, 'Ich plrent Ihall have the chIld for two (3) period. of soven (7)
cllY' elch cluring the .ummer ot 1994, without Interruption by periodu of time
ln the cUltocly of the other parent, lor purposea of vleltlon, Tho procl..
.cbeclulln, of thl. Is left to the purtles but they are clirected to give each
other at lea,t thirty (30) days notice prior to the exercise of any ot thOQO
p.rlocl. of ti.e. The periods shell not be con.ecutlve for more than soven
(7) cllYI.
4. Thi. order Is Intended to bo a t~mporary resolution of tbe matters Involving
I the cu.tocly of the plrtios' child, It Is anticipated that the mother will be moving
I fro. ber pruent rulclence vlthli\ tho next several months and, vhen ahe does, the
:Ipartle. .blll Ittempt to ne90tlate a modification or revl.lon of thi. order. In the
II event tb. plrtlel clnnot '9ree, thoy are directed to return to the conciliator for
I!furtber prooeeclin91. The Court ^dmlnlstratar shall r,.,si9n this matter to the
conol1l1tor for further proceedings upon recolpt of a lotter from either of the partleB
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CIVil. ACTION . LAW
Cl}STODY/VIsrr ATION
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RICKY LEE KEEfER,
Plalntlfr/RclJl<lnllent
MICHELE I.EE KEEFER,
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her allorne)'., Andrcws & Johnson And Taylor p. Andrews. Esqulrc, And respectfully represents
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J. A eUllody order In the IIhovc.referencL'u enAe WIIS entered on April 21, 11)'14,
followlna a conciliation conference which occurred on April 14, 1994. Thc April 21, 1994 Court
Order Is aunched heretons Exhlhlt I, and thL' l'IlIlL'iIlIll<\r conference summnry rerort fmm April
1994 II Bllllched hereto liS Exhihit 2,
2. Undcr the terms of the Arril 19Y4 Orun. the parties' lon, Shane VlnL'CnI Keefer.
date or birth Auault 30,19'11, Is with his nlothL'r, thc Petltloner/Defcndant, each Sunday,
Tuelday, and Thunday night, and every ,'ther I'ridllY nnd Saturday night, Shane Keefer Is with
hi. father, thc RelJl<mdent/l'lnlntlff. Ricky Lee Kecfer, L'lleh Tucsday and Thur.day night and
alternate Friday and Saturdny nlalHS,
3. At the time of thc entry of the April I LJLJ4 Order nnd sfnee that time, thL' Petitioner
and RClJl<lndent have lived In Wlllnut ll11tllllll, I'L'nnsylvillllll, nnd utilized PetitiLlnL'r's
arandmother II a habyslllcr for Shllne Keefer,
4. Aa was contemplnted by the April Court Order (Sec paraaraph 4), Petitioner will
move to an apartment In Cllrllo:le In cllrly Septcmher 1994. Petitioner works In Hllrrlshurll nt
the Department or Henlth Ilnd her W(H~lllll h,'urs lIre M:OO lI,m, III 4:.10 r,m.
5, To he Iluured of lIehlcvlllll cnrlllhnL'nt In the Dnyenre prollrnm at the Cllrllsle YMCA
In Septcmher, the Petitioner enrolleLl her son, Shllne Vincent Keefer. for daycare to oeeur
Mondays, WedneldaYlllnd Frldltys from 7:00 lI,m, until 5:30 p,m. to commence Septemher 12.
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Iupcrvlllon from Walnut BOllum, P~nnNylvllnlil, W the Carlllle YMCA, and h~ InsJMs UpOIl
enforcement of the 1I1erallermsllt lhe April 21. ILJLJ4 Order,
7, A cunetlllllhm WIIS conducted belure <\ll\clllllhlr SlImucl L. Andel, E!llqulr~. 1111
Au&ult 24, 1994, to relolve this dlspule, IInl.! no rcsulutl,," wa. reached, The queltlon uf
.pproprlat~ dayeare felr Shllne Vlneenl KI'~fer will be sel dllwn fur a ClIUrt hearlnll'
8, tr Petltluner. Mkhele I.~e Keeter, doc's nul enroll Shane Vincent Keefer Inlhe
Carlllle YMCA dayellre prollrnm on Seplemh.., 12. 1'1901. Shane's rcserved plllltllln In lhl~
daycar~ will be 10ltand the uppurtunlty for IhiN dilY~lIrc ...111 nu lunll~r b~ a vlabl~ IIpllun,
9. Petitioner, Michele Lee Keefer. nllrees IU malnlaln th~ uv~rnl&ht ~UKtlldy IIrrllnll~m~nl
whleh ha~ h~~n upernllnll since April I LJ'J.I SUbslllullnlllh~ <:lIrllsle duyellre lilr Ihe sup~rvlsllln
uf Shan~ K~der un Munduys, Wednesduys uno Fridays. uno euntlnulnll with her IlrUndmulhc'r us
Shan~'1 babYllll~r in Wlllnul Bunom un Tuesonys uno Thunduys, Alternullvely. Michl'll' Lee
Keefer aareelthat pcndinllll I1nul hl'lIrlnll on lh~ qucMlun uf dllY~llr~. Shlln~ Vlnel'lIl Kc'cfcr
may be enrolled un Tuesduys IInd Thursoays In tll~ oIlYI'ur~ IIperaleo III lhe Trinity (,hure'h In
Walnut Bollom, P~nnsylvanlll,
10, Petitioner leeks IIn uro~r hy this Coun lIulhorlzlnlllhe enrollm~nlllf Shlln~ Vincent
Keefer In the Carllll~ YMCA for MonduYN. Wnlnnonys. and Fridays pendlna the custody
henrlna on lhll questlun,
WHEREFORE. Petltlllner prays Your HOl\orllhl~ Court 101emporarlly amend the
~ultody order of April 21, 1994. hluuthorize I'~lltlllner to enroll Shl\n~ Vincent Ke~f~r In lhe
YMCA Day~are Prnllflln\,
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ANDREWS & JOHNSON
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At orney I'm Pctltloner
7K West Pomfrct Slreet
Carlisle, PA 17013
Tcl~rhllnc: (717) 243,()123
COMMONWEALTH Ofl PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OP ClJMIlI!IU.ANIJ
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unllcrlla"d Ihlll flll~c ~IIIIClllcnh Iwrcln IIrc Illil.,," ~uhJe,'1 In the renllllle~ of 1M PII,C.S, ~4l)()4,
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PI.SA8 OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENNsYLVANIA
NO. 9H321 CIVIl,
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AND NOli, thi, /),1 Jt day of (\ p' . I . 1994, upon revlew ot thl!
ooncllhtor'. report Ind it IppUrlng that the parUn hove I",reed upon the lermn of
tbl. ord.r, whlcb WII dictated In their preaence and the pre.ence of th~lr counael and
approv.d by th.m Ind their coun&,l. we hereby order I' folloY'1
), The plrtl,. .hall .hare le~ftl cUBtady ot their minor child, Shnne Vincent
l..f.r, born AU9ult 30, 1991,
3, P.ndln9 furtber order of this court, the chlld .ball be in the phYllcal
i ou.tody of lilt father, the Plaintiff. Ricky Lee "eeter, tile foUowin9 timnl
A, Ivery Monday from 3130 p,m, until approximltely 6:4& I.m, the
foUowln9 Inornin'l, \Ihen the lather shall take the r.hlld to the babysitter
u..d by both of the partiel In Walnut Bottom.
B. Ivery Wednelday from 3130 p,m, until ap~roxlmatelY 6145 I,m, the
followin9 Mornln'l, \Ihen the fathor Hhall return the child to the babysitter,
C, livery Tunday, 'I'hursd~y, nlld Friday from 31}0 p.m. until '>130 p.m.
Th. flther .hall pick the chIld up at the baby.itter Ind the mother shall
pick tbe ohild up at his residence at approximately 5130 p.m, upon her return
froll\ York,
D, Ivery otller \Ieekend, commenclnQ on PI'lday, Apr1l15, 1994. from 3130
P,II\, on Prlday until BlOO p,m, on Sunday. The pirtle. IIlve agreed to
'KcbID'le 'OM' w.ekend. on this schedule but \Ie .hell leaVe the details of
that to theM.
3, Th. relt of the time. wh~n the child II not \11th the baby.llter ulftd by both
plrti.., the oh11d .hall be 1n tho phynlral custody of tile mother, the nefftndant.
Mlcll.le Lee keefer. The only excepllono t,(J that sllall be II followlI
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19r.e her'ltter, The partleB are oncouraved to ~ork out the detallB of the
holiday ti.e. ~1tb the child privately.
B. lach perent .hall have the child for tvo (3) period. of Beven (7)
dlY' each during the .ummer ot 1994, vlthout Interruption by plrlodB of time
in the cu.tody ot the other parent, for purpo.l. ot vecetlon. The precl"e
.ch.dullnv ot thi. II left to the pdrtlo8 but they are directed to give ench
other et l.a.t tblrty (30) days nollce prior to the exercl.. of any ot theRe
period. ot tiMe, The periods shall not ba con.ecutlve tor more than Reven
(7) day..
4. Thl, order 1. Intended to bl a temporary re.olutlon ot the mattera Involvtnq
: the cu.tody ot the p.rtles' child, It jij anticipated that th. mothlr viii b. mOVing
'. tr~ ber pre.ent re.ldence ~lthln the next Rev.ral month. and, ~h.n .he doeR, the
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'I.vent tbe plrtil. clnnot avree, they are directed to return to the conciliator for
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:1 conciliator for further proceedlngB upon receipt of a letter from .ither ot the p.rtleB
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Attorney tor Plalntitf
\ltaylor P. ~ndr.w., E.qulre
Attorn.y for Defendlnt
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In r~~I:'I\')111 '"r:ll.i,":!. II,t'if/I\JIIIo 1;4\( my II/jOO
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PLIAI OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY, PENN8Yl.vANIA
NO, 94-1321 CIVil,
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: IN ACCORDANCI! WITH C~MBERL^ND COUNTY RULE 01' CIVIL PROCBDURB 1915,3-8(bl., the
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CURRENTLY IN
CUSTODY OF
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ii Ibane Ylncent kelfu 30 Auguat 1991 Defendlnt/Hother
!! 2, A Concl1latlon Conference was held on 14 April 1994 .nd the follo~ln9
I: indlvldual. ~ere pre.entl the Plaintiff and tlls attorney/ Chrl.topher c. Houaton,
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I a,ran9.d the child'. au.tody so that each of them sees the child every day, The father
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4. With .ome very qood qUldance from their attorneys, and ~ith . lot of patience
,with ..ch other, the partles were able to a9r.. upon an order ~hlch provldPR what both
of the. ~ant, at le..t for the time helnq, It Is anticipated the order will have to be
.odlfled when the mother moves trom h~r paronts' home. Otherwl.., with the entry ot
the attached order, no further action IR nece,.ery at thil time
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NO. 94-!3~1 CIVIL
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II AND NOW, tlli. dlY of , 1994, upon r.vi.w ot the
I'COIlCil11t.or'. r.port Ind it Ippear1n9 t.hat t.he part.ie. hlvl Ivrl.d upon the t.erms 01
:!t.1I1. o~dlr, whicb wa. dict.at.ed 1n theIr prosence and the prelence ot their counnHI ~nd
i!IPprov.d by th.m Ind t.heir counsol, wo horeby order aa tolloWl1
i, 1. Th. pert.i.. .hall .hare le9al custody ot th.ir minor child, Shana Vincent
iIK..ter, born Auvu.t. 30, 1991.
Ii a. '.lIdlnv turt.her order of thIS Coul't, the chlld Ihall b. in the phys1col
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followlnv morlllnw, vhen the fat.her shall t.ake t.he child t.o the babysitter
u..d by bot.h of the parties In Walnut Bottom.
8, Ivery Wednesday flom 3130 p,m. until ap~ro~1mltIIY 6146 a,m, the
fol10win9 mornin9, vhen tho tather Hhall return the child t.o the babysitter.
C. Ivery Tuuday, Thursday, snd Priday from 3130 p,m, untll 5130 p,m,
Thl feth.r .hell pick the child up at the baby.itter and the mother sh~11
pick the child up at his resIdence ~t approximately 6130 p.m. upon her return
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p.M. on 'rldey until 8100 p.m, on Sunday. Thl pert.i.. hlv, Iwrled to
.lIChI1l9' 'OM' w..kends on this scheoule but Ve .hall leave the details of
that to them,
3, Thl rut of the tlmo. whon tho <'hI Ld Is not with the babysitter IIKOd by both
,plrti.., tb. cblld .hall be in the physical cUltody of the mother, the Defendlnt,
"lebel. Le. keefer. The only ~xc~ptlonD to that shall be al folloWl1
A, The partie. .ha11 aharo time with tht child on holiday. as they may
a,ree h.reatter, Th. partl.. are .ncourlged to work out the 4etll1. or the
holi4ay ti... with the child privately.
I, .Ich Plr.nt .ha11 hive the child for two (3) perlod. of seven (7)
day. each during the aummer 01 1994, without lnterruption by periodu or time
hI tbe ou.tody of the oth8l' parent, lor purpos.. of Vllletlon. Tho proclu
lobedulin9 ot thi. ia 1ert to the partie. but they Irt directtd to give esch
otber at lent thirty (30) daya notice prior to the .xercis. or any ot thee\!
p.riod. ot tl.t, The p.rlods shall not b. con..cutlv. tor 1II0re than seven
(7) dey.,
4. Thi. order i. intended to be a tumporary r..o1ution or tb. mattera Involving
:tb. cu.tody of tht parti..' child, It Is anticlpat.d that the moth.r will be movinq
'1 trOM b.r pr..eDt rt.idtnce within the next severel montha and, when she doe., tbe
:lparUe. Iball atteMpt to negoti.te a modlllcation or uvllion of th1l ordtr. In tbe
i'.vtnt tbe partit. cannot Igree, they ere directed to r.turD to tbt concl1i.tor for
I further procttdin9.. Th. Court ^dmlnlstrator ahal1 r....ign tbl. mttter to the
conciUator for further proceedings upon receipt of . letter from either of the parties
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IN THI COURT 0' COHHOH
P~E~B 0' CUMBB.~~ND
COUNTY, PENNBYLVANJA
NO. 94-1331 CJYJL TIlIl
CUBTODY
RJCKY LEB ~IE'ER,
Plaintiff
MJCHE~B 1,IlE UI!PIlR
Defendant
JUDGE PlBYJOUBI,Y ASSJGNEDI The Honouble Huold E, Sheely
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE Of CIVIL PROCEDURE 1915,3-8(b), the
underligned cUltody Conciliator .UbMitl the tollowinq report!
1. The pertinent inforMation concerning the chlld who h the lIubject of thll
litigation il a. follow"!
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CUIlRENTLY IN
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Keefer
30 August 1991
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2. A Conciliation Conference was held on ~4 August 1994 and the following
individuall were presentl the Plaintiff and his attorney. Cbristopher C, HOUlton,
Isquirel the Defendant and her attorney, Taylor P. AndrewB, Bsquire.
3, 'rhe partles hava shared custody on an equal basis since the agreeMent J
negotiated with them at a conference in April of this year. The Mother has now Moved
to Cullsle and wilhes to enroll t.ho chlld in a davcare center there, The father
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'relains in Walnut Bottom and wishes t.o continue tho child in SOMO davcare there, ThuI
the real dispute here involvllS a Matter of legal cuutodv, rathel' t.han pbysical custody!
iWhere should the child be enrolled in davcare?
4. When the partieu agreed to this arrangeMent originally, they did so because
I they wanted the child to raMain with the mothel". grandmother, who wss then providing
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IIOre tban 80 yurs oldl, dnd tho fact that tht> I!hlld 16 alone w1th ber all day, butb
partin .ppear to '9roe that the child needs sOllllthln9 ehe.
~, Tbe Molher wants to enroll the child In B dayoaro center at the Carlisle YMCA
wbere be will be Involved with IIdny other children and will receivo Instruotion In
swl..1n9, qYllnastlcs, and other activities, Dhe would liko to have the child enrolled
three days a week In a More expansive proqram and Bht> would evenlually like him to be
enrolled there five days a wook,
6, The fathar would like to havo the child babysat by a woman In lIalnut BottOl!
who babyslta four other younq chlldron. If tbat h not adequate, he would enroll the
chlld In a daycare proqum at a local church, He wantH the child to remain In lIalD1Lt
BottOl! fOL' all daY(lare.
7, The matter Is BOllewhat COMplicated by the tranBportation, Tho father works In
ahlppensburq which lB almost half an hour west of Walnut Bottom. The Mother works In
Harrisburq which Is one half hour east of Carlisle,
a, The blq concern, however, 18 what atfect those arranqelllentd now will have in a
few years when each party will Hoek primary physical (mstody llt the chlld for purposes
of school. I tried to oxplaln to hoth of thllm that the Hhared cUlltody arranqelllent
could continue wben the chlld was in Bchool, regal'dlellB of whether he attended school
In Carlisle or Walnut Bottom. However, that waB not sufficient to assuaqe their
worries, Bach of them III firm in their lnB1Btenee that the ohlld have the dayeare
which they propoBe,
9, From what t (!olll" see, it aPlleared that tho Mother had done more prep"ratlon
and research Into the laBue IIf the daycafe providers, ahe had extensive Information
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young childr.n. The father seeMed to be More concerned about keeping the child ncar
bls hOMe tban the particulars of any daycare prograM,
10. Tbere Is a tlm. constraint. Apparently If the child is not enrolled In tbe
Culhle YMCA prograll by sOMetillle In urly 8epteMber, that pI'ogUM will not hold a
place for him, Aa a result, I expect the plI't1es will present a requ8lt for eler",ency
relief to the court befol'e a hearl1l9 can be scheduled. For that reuon I have not
prepared an order aChedullng a hearln~, The court can do that at the aal. tile It
lenter. an order In reaponae to the requeat for elergency relief,
II U, Once the iuue of the child care is doc1ded, I do not blllieve thore 11 any
I la.ue in di.pute relalnin", to be docided by the court. Neither of the partiea
pre.ented any requost for a chan",e In their tiMe with the child and both of theM
pruented propoula, centering on daYllare, which reault in a continuation of the
~urrent achedule of tiMe with each parent, Accordin",ly, when tho la.ue of d.ycare I.
decided, I think the reat ot the caBe will be decided as well,
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II parti.. Ippear to Ivree that the child needs sOlllethin9 el.e.
~, Tbe lother w.nt. to enroll the child in I daycare center at the Clrli.le YMCA
.'wb.r. he will be involved with lIIany other children and will receive in.truction in
I.wi..inv, VYlnl.tic., and other Ictivitiea. Bhe would like to hive the child .nrolled
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'.nrolled there five days a week,
6, The father vould like to have the child babysat by a woman in Walnut BottOM
who babysit. four other youn9 children. If that is not adequate, he would enroll the
cbild 1n a daycare pr09ralll at a local church, He wants the child to remain ill Walnut
',BottOll for IU dayclre.
7, The matter is somevhat complicated by the transportation, The fatber works in
Bhlppensbur9 ~hich is alMost half an hour west of Walnut Bottom, The Mother ~orks in
Harri.bur9 vhich is one half hour eaBt of CarliBle.
8. The bi9 concern, howevflr, 1& vhat aUect these arrangements now will have in a
fey years when each party viii seek primary physical custody of the child for pucposel
at school. I tried to explain to both of them that the shared custody arrangement
could continue when the child waB in school, reqardlens of whether he attended sohool
in carlisle or Walnut Bottom, However, that was not sutficient to assuage their
worries. Bach at them is firm in their insistence that the child have the deycare
which they propose.
9, From what I could .ee, it appeared that the mother had done MOre preparation
and research into the iaaue ot the daycare providers. She had extensive information
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young children, The father leeled to be More concerned Ibout keeping th. cbild nelr
bl. ho.e tbln the particullrs of .ny dayclre prograM.
10, Tbere il a tiMe conltralnt. Apparently it tbe cbild 1. not enroll.d in th,
Clrlill. YHCA progrlM by lometime in earlY SepteMb.r, that prograM viii not hold a
place for bim, As a relult, I expect the partiel vill prelent a requelt for e..rgency
r.llef to the court before s hearing can be Icheduled, For thlt rellon I have not
prepared In order scheduling a hearing. The court can do that at tbe 'I.e tl.e it
ilenten In order in responle to the request for emergency relief.
. 11, Once tht> iuue of tbe child care is decided, I do not believe there 11 Iny
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Ilprelented any requelt tor I cblnge in their time vith tbe cbild Ind botb of the.
'pre.ented proposals, centering on daycare, vhich result in a continuation of the
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decided, X think the rest of the case will be decided IS veil.
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1:lwi..ing, gymnastics, and otber activities, She would like to have tbe cbild enrolled
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'ienrolled there five days a week,
6, The father would like to have the child babysat by a woman ill Welnut BottOM
who babysits four other young children, If that is not adequate, he would enroll tbe
cbild in a daycare program st a local church. He wsnts tbe child to remain in Walnllt
'!BottOM for ell daycere.
7. Tbe matter is somewhat complicated by the transportation. The tather worka in
Shippensburg which is almost halt ~n hour west of Walnut Bottom. The mother works in
Harrisburg which is one half bour east of Carlisle.
8, The big concern, however, is wbat affect these arrangements now viii have in a
fev years vhen each party wil.! seek primary physical custody of the child tor purpo.e.
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of .chool, I tried to explain to both of them that the shared cuatody arrengement
could continue when the child was in Bchool, regardless of whether he attended Bchool
in Carlisle or Walnut Bottom, However, that was not sufficient to assuage their
worries. Each of them is lirm in their insiBtence that tbe child have the daycare
which they propose.
9. From what 1 could see, it appeared that the mother had done more preparation
and research into the issue 01 the daycare providero. She had extensive information
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iyoung children, The fatber ....ed to b. lore conc.rned about ke.plng tb. cbild near
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place for bi.. Aa a result, I expect the parties vill pr.aent a r.qu.at for e.ergency
Irellef to the court before a hearing can be .chedu1ed, For that r.a.on I have not
::prepar.d an order sch.duling a hearing, Tbe court can do tbat at tbe .a.e ti.. it
enters an order in response to the request for emergency re11ef,
11, Once the issue ot the child care is decid.d, I do not believe there is any
iaaue in dispute remaining to be decided by the court, Neither of tbe partiea
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Ilpre.ented any requeut tor a change in their tile vitb tb. cbild and botb of the.
preaented proposala, centering on daycare, which result in a continuation of the
current achedu10 of time with each parent, Accordingly, wh.n the ia.ue ot daycare ia
d.cid.d, I think the rest ot the case will be decided II voll.
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IN THB COURT or OOHHON
PLEAB OF CUHBJRLAND
COUNTY, PIHH8YLVANIA
NO, 94-1331 CIVIL TIIH
CUSTODY
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IMICHELB LEE KRRFBR
Defendant
. JUDGB PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNBDl The Honorable Harold E. Sheely
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IN ACCOIUlANCB IIITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE or CIVIL PROCBDUREl 191!l,3-8(b), the
lunderltgned Custody Conctltator BubmttB the followtnq report I
1. The perUnent tnformatlon concorning the chUd who 18 the sUbject of thh
littgation is as followsr
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J}JRTtmATE
30 August 199.\
CURRENTLY IN
CUSTODY Of
Shared
Shane Vincent Keefer
2, A Conciliation Conference wan held on 24 August 1994 and the following
tndividuals were presontr the Plaintiff and his attorney, Christopher C. HOUlton,
Esquire, the Defendant and her attorney, Taylor P. Andrews, Esquire,
3. The parUes have shared custody on an equal basls since the agree.ent I
negoUated with them at a cOlllerence in April of this year. The mother has now MOYld
to Carlisle and wishes to enroll the child in a daycere center thore, The fat.her
remains in Walnut Bottom and WIBhllB t.o continUe the child In Gome daycare there. Thus
the real disputo hero involv08 a matler of legal custody. rather than physical custody I
where should the child be enrolled in daycare?
4, When the parties agreed to this arrangement originally, they did so becaule
they wanted the child to remain with t.he mother '. grandmother. who wu then providing
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i!MOre than 80 years old), and the fact that the child is alone with ber all day, botb
:plrt1.. appear to Ivree that the child needs so~ethinv elle.
~, Tb~ mother wants to enroll the child in a dayeare center at the Carl1.le YMCA
'wbere he will be involved with llIany other children and will receive 1n.truct1on in
'.w1..inv, \lymnastics, and other activities, She would like to have the child enrolled
'!thre. days I week in a more expansive prO\lram and she would eventually like him to be
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enrolled there five days a week.
6. The father would like to have the child babysat by a woman in Walnut BottOM
who babysHs four oth~r younq children. If that 1& not adequate, be would enroll tbe
child in a daycare prO\lUIII at a loca 1 church, He wants the child to remain in Walnut
Bottom for III daycare.
7, The matter is somewhat complicated by the transportation, The father works in
Sh1ppensburv which 1& almost half an hour weat of Walnut BoHOII, The Mother works in
Harrl~burv which is one helf hour ~ast of Carlisle,
8. The biq concel'n, however, 1& what affect these arranvements now will have ln a
tow years wh~n each pal'ty will seek primary physical custody of the child for purposea
of Bchool. I tried to explain to both of them that the shal'ed custOdy arranqement
could continue when the child was in school, reqardless of whether he attended Bchool
in Carlisle or Walnut 80ttom. However, that was not sufficient to assuaqe their
wonies. Each of them is firm in their ins1Btence that the child have the daycare
which they propose,
9, From what I could see, It appeared that. the Mothor had done more preparation
and research into the issue ot the daycare prOViders. She had extensive information
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the YHCA prograM and she and her attorney Qlaiml it enjoys a good reputation tor
young ohildren. Tbe tltber se...d to be More oonQerned about keeplng tb_ ohild near
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bil hOMe than the partiQularl of any dayclre program.
10. Tbere il a tiMe Qonstralnt, Apparently it the child is not enrolled in the
Carllsle YHCA prograM by sOMetime in early September, that prograM will not hold a
plaQ. tor bim, As a result, I expect the partiel will preaent a requelt tor e.ergenoy
r.liet to the court before a hearing can be Icheduled, For that reaaon I have not
pr.pared an ord.r Icheduling a hearing, The court can do that at tbe laMe time it
.1 tI'~trs an order III reaponae to the request tor emergency rel1ei
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11, Once the isaue of the cblld care ia decided, I do not believe there is any
iasue in dlapute remaining to be decided by tbe court, Neltber of the partiea
presented any request for a cbange in their time with the child and botb of the.
pre.ented propoaala, centering on daycare. which relult In a continuation of tbe
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decided, I think the rast ot the ca.e will be decided aa well,
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'IN 'I'H~ COUll'!.' or CONNON ,:uu or
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AND NOW, thJ.e:r;~:JIl"" 1<VIV , upon aoneJ.der.t.ton
.tt.ahed aompl..tnt, J.t J.e hureby d.treated th.t
the.tr re.peat.tve aounee a e.r betore ~
the aona.tJ tor,.t i
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H., 0 . rehe.r.tng Cue 0 y on erenae. At euah con .renee,
.n ettort w.tll be m.d. to reeolvl the .teeuee .tn d.t.pute, or .tt
th.te c.nnot be .aaompl.tehed, to det.tne .nd narrow the .te.ue. to be
he.rd 'by the aourt, and to enter .tnto . temporary order. ..tther
p.rty may br.tng the ah.tld ~ho J.e the .ubjeat ot th.t. cuetody
.ct.ton to the aonterence, but the ahJ.ldlahJ.ldren'. .ttend.nae .te
not m.ndatory. F.J.lure to appear .t the aonterena. may prov.tde
ground. for entry ot a temporary or permanent order.
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FOR '1'HE COUIf'1',
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fOU SHOULD 'lAKE '1'HIS PAPER 'l'O fOUR LAFn'ER A'1' ONCE. IF fOU DO NO'l
HA VB A LAFn'ER OR CANNO'1' AFFORD ONE (_ GO 'l'O OR '1'ELEPHONB '1'HB OFtlC.
SB'1' FOR'1'H BBLOW 'l'O tlND OU'1' filIBRS YOU CAN GE'1' LBGAL HBLP.
OFFICE OF '1'HB COUR'1' ADHINIS'1'RA'l'OR
COURTHOUSE, FOUII'1'H FLOOR
CARLISLE PA 17013
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During the p..t five y.ar., the ohild ha. r..ided with the
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John Rinaldi} H.ael
Rinaldi, Miohael
Rinaldi, Miohele L.e
X.efer
Mioh.l. Lee Keef.r .nd
Rioky L. X.efer
19 Maple Avenu.
Walnut BottOM PA
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Th. Mother Qf the ohild ie Mich.l. Lee Ke.f.r, ourr.ntly r..iding
at 19 Maple Avenue, W.lnut BottoM, penn.ylv.nia.
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The Father of the child i. Ricky Le. Keefer, currently re.,Lding at
gO la.t Main Str..t, Walnut BottOM, Penn.ylvania.
He i. not divorced.
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The relatioq.hip of Plaintiff to child i. that of rather. Th.
Plaintiff ourrently r..ide. with the followinq per.on.,
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Defendant aurrently re.ide. with the followinq per.on'l
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John Rinaldi
Hik. Rinaldi
Shane V. lteefer
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Plaintiff ha. not participated a. a party or witne.., or in another
capacity, in other litigation concerning the cu.tody of the ohild
in this or another Court.
Plaintiff h.. no information of a ou.tody proceeding concerninq the
child pendinq in a Court of this Commonwealth.
Plaintiff does not know a person not a party to the proceedinq. who
has physical custody of the child or claim. to have custody or
vi.itation riqhts with re.pect to the child.
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The best inter..t. and permanent welfare of the child would b.
served by grantinq the relief reqUe.ted' because.
A. The child will be redding in the dwelling which wa. the
p.rtie.' residence prior to the date of separation.
B. The Plaintiff will provide a more reliqious upbrinqinq.
D. Th. Plaintiff i. more readily available to care for the n.edl
of hie Ion.
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Th. 'laintiff propo... that the Court adopt the following propo.al
of au.tadYI
1. The parti.. .har. legal cu.tody of their minor ahild.
2. The 'laintiff be granted primary phy.iaal au.tody of the
minor ahilcl.
3. The Defendant be grant.d pericd. of partial au.tody a.
follow. I
a. Alternating weekend. from Friday at 6100 '.M. to
Sunday at 8100 P.M., with the Defendant to take the
minor child to Sunday Sohool and worehip period from
9130 A.M. to 11130 A.M. at Plaintiff'. plaae of wor.hip.
b. Tu..day and Thur.day evening. from 6100 P.M. until
8130 P.M.
4. The partie. .hall alternate the major holiday..
5. The Def.ndant .hall have a period of partial cu.tocly for
a con.ecutive two week pericd in the Summer.
6. At .uch other time. a. the partie. may agree.
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terminated and the penon who haa phyaical cu.tody of the ohild
have been named a. partie. to thi. action.
WHIRIFORB, Plaintiff reque.t. thia Honorable Court to grant au.tody
of the child.
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X und.ntand th.t fel.. at.teDl.nta hen in al'. ...d.
.~bj.ot tQ the penelU.. of 18 Paes 4904 nl.Unv to unaworn
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Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 94-1321 CIVIL TERM
IN CUSTODY
V.
MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
Defendant
1!J..AJm'J[f"S ~HrI1JQN FOlJ MOJUlWA'J'ION Qf' CVI'J'ODY QlJDO
COMES NOW, the Plaintiff In the above matter, by hlB newly-retainedcoun.el,
Samuel W. Milke., JACOBSEN & MILKES, and reque.t. of thlB Honorable Court that
It tran.fer primary phy.lcal custody of the minor child, Shane Keefer, to the father,
Ricky Lee Keefer, for the reasons set forth herein:
1. The child who Is subject to thiB custody action is Shane Vincent
Keefer, born August 30, 1991.
2. The father of this child, Ricky Lee Keefer, currently resldeB at 90 EllIt
Main Street, Walnut Bottom, Cumberland County, PennBylvanla.
3. The mother of this child, Michele Lea Brookes, currently reBldes at 26
Hidden Noll Road, CarllBle, North Middleton Township, Cumberland County,
PennBylvanla.
4. PurBuant to the CUBtOdy Order of the Honorable Harold E. Sheely,
dated March 24, 19915, mother currently hoa primary phYBlcal custody of thlB child and
father hoa partial phyBlcal CUBtOdy rlghtB every WedneBday and Thuraday evening from
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3:80 to 7:30 p,m. and every other weekend from Friday at 3:30 p,m. until Sunday at
7:30 p.m. Father olIO ha. pllrtiol phy.lcol eu.tody for two non.con.ecutlvo week.
durinr the .ummer, The holldllY .chedule wlUlleft to the parties to work out, with the
Court re.ervln, the po.slblllty of specifying a .chedule If they could not .,..ee,
0. Pur.uant to thl. Order, the parties have joint legal cu.tody.
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old lUld attending daycare, The child I. now .even year. old and Is In nnt llTade at the
Or8ltvlew Elementary School, Oarllsle Area School District.
7. Father IllIsertl that It Ie In the best Interest. of the minor child for
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primary phyBlcal custody to be tranBferred to him. Father BtateB thlB for varlou.
reuon., Including the following:
a. The Bon, Shane, continually ukB father to be able to live with
father and frequently expreB.es diBappolntment upon hlB return to mother's CUBtOdy.
b. Mother usea formB of corporal punlBhment and violence toward
the cWlet, which father consldetB to be Inappropriate and unnecessary with r"spect to
proper t~eatment of this child.
c. Mother has contlnuolly acted In a manner, In front of the child,
to eIi.parage father and to attempt to undercut father's relationship with the child,
contrary to the child's best Interests. Conversely, father does not In any manner
Interfere with mother's relationship with the child.
WHEREFORE, for the above reasone, father respectfully requests of thle
Honorable Court that It transfer prlmlU'y phYBlcal custody of the child to father and
further, In the event a cUlltody determination cannot be lnade by the upcoming
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the .ummer month., until .uch time u the cu.tody IlIuel can be relolved by the
Court.
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JACOBSEN Be MILKES
62 E. High Street
Carlllle, PA 17013
(717) 249.6427
Attorney No, 30130
VERIFICATION
I hereby verItY that the Itatementll made In the foregoing Petition are true and
correct, I understand that faille statementl8 heraln are made subject to the penaltie.
of 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4904, relating to unllworn fallllftcatlon to authorltlell.
Dated:
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1. Tho l'ol/lt!ondhiJl of thu child to l'uthol' hUH boon, /lnd I'omuinll u VOI'Y pOlilitivo
ono, /lnd hUH boon I'm' u Hustuinod Jlol'iod of timo,
2, Tho child ill now mol'f) c10suly bondod with futhol',
I}, Mothol' hus IIhown u lIust/linod puttom of conduct th/lt domonliltl'lItcs IIn
intont hI minhnizo tho timo futhol' iH /lblo to dpond with tho child, and sho
hUll boon inconHiHtont in ullowing I'm' clmt/lctll; ut onco ul{l'ooing to II
IIchodulo und thon unilutol'ully I'otl'llct!ng tho ugl'oomont,
4, Tho ovol'/lll ch'cumstuncos domonlltl'l.\to thut It ill in tho bOHt intcl'OIIts of tho
child to be plncod Jll'imnl'ily in l'nthol"1I custody.
WitnoHsoll fathol' /lnticiputoll cullinl{ lire tho followilll{, Futhol' l'OllOl'VOII tho
I'iilht to culllldditionlll witncHHeH UII it bccomoH nCCOIIHIU'y to dovolop thiH callo furthor:
Ricky Keefer: The child'H fllthcl' will tcstilY ubout hill l'olutionllhip with tho child,
how tho cUlltody 1U'l'lIngcmont Hinco tho PUHt Ol'dOl' h/ld workod /lnd not workod, nnd
how tho (~hild I'olutos to his wifo and IItopdnughtel', He will dillCUIIH concorns that
havo Iu'illen, b/lscd uJlon thingH tho child hus suid to him /lnd hiH ObHol'vationlil of tho
child, Ho will pl'oHont othol' tOHthllony I'olovllnt to tho dotol'min/ltion of custody,
Robbie Keefer: Futhol"s wifc will tCHtify IIbout hCI' l'elat!onllhip with fothor and
with the child ond hCI'obsol'vut!onsofthc child With mothol' IInd with f/lthol',
Minister Ed Dycho: ThiH pCl'Hon iH fllthcl"s und hiH wifo'H ministol" affilintod with
tho ClirliHlo ChuI'ch of Chl'iHt, 4/\ Gl'cystol\C ROlld, Cul'lislo, Pennsylvania, 717.:.!40.
3:.!07. This ministcl' hUH 1'0guluI' contnct with MI'. Rccfol' IInd hiH fumily, both lit the
chul'oh nnd lit tho homu, IInd he will tcstilY UH to hlH obHcrvntlonH nbout fllther's
I'olntionshlp with the child IInd fllthcl"H conduct gonul'lllly, UH wcll IIi'! tho i'!uitnbility of
tho homo onvh'onmont,
Janey Thrush: ThiH pCI'8on i8 futhol"H 8iHtul', Shc I'C8idoH lit IB ~'ul'nllco Hollow
Roud, ShiJlPon8hul'g, Punnllylvunill, und muy Ill! contuctod ut 717.ii:JO.1\477, Sho will
IOlltUy 1111 1,0 hlll' ohllorvutionll of futhol"H cllre for IInd l'ollltionllhip with the child ~nd
tho child'lI wollhoing in l'nthOl"" homo,
I)orothy (Jllllnll,l) Keefer: 1'hill witnollll ill fnthol"s mothor, Sho will testify liS to
fllthol~1I pOllltivo Cill'O fm' tho child IInd 1111 to hOl' conCOl'n1l IIhout mothor'lI CII1'0 for the
child, Sho rOllidoll lit 11 Furnllcll Hollow Rcmd, Shipponllburg. Pennsylvania, and may
ho rOllchod lit 717.~32.87~1').
Krl.thlo: Thill pOl'lIon ill the stopdaughtol' of fathel' and lives in fnthel"s l'esidence.
ulima with tho child'lI mother, who is nUll'riod to father, This person will testify 811 to
. hor pOllitive rollltionship with the child and hOl' ObSol'vationll of the child'lI
rollltionshlp with fathor,
John Keefer: This perllon ill fllther's futher, Ho will tOlltify /111 to the positive
l'olntionship that exist II betweon Shuno IInd nil mombol's of Shuno'lI household when
with fnthor, He resides lit :.!:.! Kenwood COU1't, Shipponsbul'i, P A 17257 and can be
roachod at 530.5477,
Dr. Stanley Schneider: This Pllychologillt nnd HOl!illtel'ed Custody Evnluutor hall
undertaken II custody ovnlulltion nt the Ilhured expenllo of the pnrties and with their
mutunl cooperation, The l'epol't of this evnluntion hall not yet been l'eceived nnd it ill
not yet known whether he will be called liS a witness,
Shane Keefer: It ill l'oquested that the Court moet with this child to learn of the
child's views of hilllivinl! situation,
The above evidonco will be produced in llUPPOl't offnther's request that pl'imll.ry
cUlltody bo tl'anllfol'\'ed to him, While tho nbove Memornndum reflects a good.faith
effort to revenl to counHel nnd the Court, in ndvnnce of the honl'ing, the witnosses
Intended to be offered, nnd their nnticipnted testimony, futher l'eS()l'Vell the right to
dovolop other reluted telltimollY within the knowledge of these wltneflflos, nnd to call
other witnllsl'les whose l'oleVllnCe to the proceedhlgll mny not he known until nfter the
RICKY I,EE I{E~:f'Ii:R
COUR1' m' COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBftllUAND COUNTY, PA
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1l4-l3:.!1 CIVIl.'I'EHM
Mlcm:LE LE~: UROOI{ES
(fol'nlorly known 1111 Keefol')
Defondllnt
CIVIL ACTION lAW
CUSTODY
C~~RTn'JC'A.TE OF SERVICE
I, AnKl!111 S, Olll'lnnd, hOl'oby clll'tify thllt Il true IInd Clll'rect copy of Plllintitl'fl
PrehenrinK Momorllndum, in the IIbove cllptionod mlltter, Willi duly sOl'vod upon
counsel fOl' tho Dllfendllnt, 81'IIIn R. NowoU, by depositinR it in the U,S, Mllil, l'o"ular
dlllivory, on AUllust II, 1O!)!), IIddl'eslled liS follows:
RebecclI It, HUllholl, Esq,
IRWIN, MCI<NIOH'l' & HUGHES
(\0 WCllt Pomfl'ot Sh'eet
CIIl'lislo P A 17013
I horeby verify thllt thc IltlltOnlOntll mlldo in tho forolloinR Ilrll true Ilnd correct, I
understllnd thllt fnlllll stlltllmonts hOl'oin 1I1'C mllde Ilubject to tho penlllties of 18
PIl,C,S, Soction 4!)04, l'ollltilllf to unswol'll fll~li ti~lll 0 I -r orifies,
DlIlod: AUllullt II, WHO
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MICHILI LIB KBI'IR,
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DMOIlAllDUK 0.1111011 AIID OllDal 0' ClOUIT
Ricky Lee Keefer aeeka primary phyaical cuatody of hi. .on,
Shane Keefer. After the hearing a the Court render a the following
decidon.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Ricky Keefer i. thirty-five (35) year. of age an~
re.idea alone at 90 Baat Main Street, Newville, Pa.
2. Michele L. Keefer i.e twenty-eix (26) Ylln of aqe and
ha. re.ided with her boyfriend at 333 Fir.t Street, Carli.le, Pa.
aince Auqu.t of 1994.
3. Shane Keefer wa. born on Augu.t 30, 1991.
4. The partiea married on June 10, 1989, and .eparated on
July 9, 1993, when Michele left the marital homo. She ha. been
the primary cu.todian aince that time.
DISCUSSION
aoth parent. are fit and both expre.. a bona fide love and
concern for their aon. Con.idering all factor., I believe it
would be in the be.t intere.t of Shane to continue primary
phYlioal cu.tody with Michele Keefer. I further direot that he
NO. 94-1321 CIVIL TIRM
b. ~.pt in only on. Day Car. C.nt.r, the Y.M.C.A. Day Car. C.nter
in Carli.l.. The par.nt. do not ...m to have a working
r.lation.hip at thi. tim.. I enoourag. the parti'l to att.nd
coun..lling to try to improve that r.lationlhip.
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AND NOW, thh J..'; th day of MARCH, 19U, thl oourt
h.reby dir.ctl the following 1
1. Primary phYlioal oUltody of Shan. K..f.r, born Augult
30, 1991, .hall be with hil moth.r, Miahel. L. K..fer. Th.
parenti Ihall Ihare joint 18gal aUltody.
2. Shan. Ihall attend the Day Care Center oUered by the
Y.M.C.A. in Cadhl. on a full time balie.
J. Rioky L. K.ef.r ehall have partial aUltody of hh .on
.very W.dne.day and Thure~ay evening from 3130 to 7130 p.m. He
.hall piak up Shane from the Y.M.C.A. Day Care program in
Carli.l. and r.turn him to hie mother'l haUl. in Carlille.
4. Rioky L. K.efer ehall have partial aUltody of Shan.
.very other weekend from Friday at 3130 p.m. until Sunday .v.ning
at 7130 p.m. He Ihall piak up Shane from the Day Care Cent.r and
return him to Mre. Kuhn'e houee. Thi. order ehall begin on
Friday, Marah 31, 1995.
5. Riaky L. Keefer ehall have partial auetody of Shan. for
two w..k. during the lummer which .hall not be aonleautiv.. The
week .hall b. from S'turday at noon until the following Sunday at
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7130 p.m. Mr. ~eefer Ihall piok up Shane and return him to hi.
mother'. hou.e on tho.e oooa.ion..
6. I would alk the partie. to work out the holiday
.ohedule., .inoe both work. I will amend thi. order and do thi.
my.elf if the partie. oannot agree. The partie. may add
additional period. of partial oUltody.
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Chriltopher C. Hou.ton, a.quire
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For the Defendant
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IN 'rHE COlJRT Of' COMMON PLEAS
Of' ClJMf.lIi:RLANP COUNTY,
t'ENNBYlNANIA
VII.
NO, 94-1321 CIVIL TERM
MIC/fELf:: LEE BROOKES ([()rmerly
known as Keeror),
Defendant
CIvn ACTTON - LAW
ClJSTODY/VISITATION
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AND NOW, this J)d~~... day or ._...:J-.!!''!'!''L_-:__' 1999, a
hearing is scheduled for tho _.....F..!_.~:~_.. day of._l i!.!;ff!.f"j _,
1999, at. _Ll_~,~.. o'dock .....t..M., in Court Room Number:;J of
the Cumber.land County Court Houser CarliSle, Pennsylvania. Both
partl<.ls, lhr:ollqh counselr will provJdo each other 8n(:I the court
wit~ B list of witnesses len (10) days prior to the date of the
heuring along wIth a ::It.at.em.ent ilS to their expected testimony.
Addi t.1onall y, bot.h partie:! will Bllbmi t. t.hei r propoSlll for a
resolution of the matter,
1. Pending thll hearing, Ulfl partills ahall ::lubmit themselves,
their mInot. (;d Udr ilnd whoevclr ld Is13 is doemed appropriate
to a custody evaluation to be perrormed by Guidance
Associates,
'rhe piltt.les ilqrclo that t.hoy shall take
whatever steps iJre necos/l<1ry to have that eva,luatlon
completed tn a t1.rnoly fashJ.on and shall cooperate in any
way that is deomod necesalHY in order to havlil the
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the cost of the evaluati9n.
2. Pendinq said hearing, the Ordllr of llarch 24, 1995, !Shall
remain in full force and effect with the fClllowinq
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Mothar shall have the Memorial Day holiday. Father
shall have Father's Day weekend, and Father shall
have the July 4'h holiday, and
Father shall bo ontitled to his two (2) weaks of
sununer vacation in accordance wi th the followinq
schl)dulet
(11 July 2"" at 2130 p,m. llntil July ll'h at 7130
p.m., and
(21 July 31" at 7130 p.m. until Auqust 7'" at 7130
p.m.
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Michele Brooks, Pro Se -
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Plaintiff ) OF ClJMBERl,AND COUN'ry,
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MICHEI,E LEE BROOKES (formorly )
known as Kaefer) , )
Defendant ) CIVIL ACTION - LAW
) CUSTODY!VISITATION
JUDGE PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNEDI The Honorable Harold E, Sheely
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tN ACCORDANCE WITH CUMBERLAND COlm'l'Y RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
1915,3-8 (b) r the undersigned Custody conciliator submits the
following report I
1. The pertinent information concerninq the child who is t.he
subject of this litigation is as follows:
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BIR'l'HDATE
CURRENTLY IN
CVSTODY OF
Shane Vincent Keefer
August 30, 1991
Defendant
2, A Conci liation Conference was held on May 20, 1999, and
the following Individuah were pr.esent:
the E'laintiff and his
attorneYr Samuel W, Milkosr Esquirel the Defendant appeared pro ge.
3. Items resolved by aqreementl See attached Ordsr.
4. Issues yet to be resolved: See attached Order.
5, 'l'hfl PIa inti EE' 8 posi t.ion on custody is as follows: Father
is the Petitioner,
Father wants to change the custodial
arrangement. He believes that he has a close relationship with his
son and that his son hIl!l exprelHled a desiro to live with him, He
wants to switch the custodial arrangement,
In any event, ratheI' wants to have a more Elxpanded summer.
vacation. currently, he only has two (2) weeks, He proposed eiqht
(e) weeks over the summer.
Finally, E'ather believes that he is best able to care for the
child during the school yeaI' because he is off work at 2100 p.m.
and gets home by 2:30 p.m. Therefore, the child will not have to
stay in daycare,
6. The Oefendantr s posit ion on custody is as follows 1 Mother
believes that the e3isting arrangement is not suitable and wants to
back off from the mJ.d-week visitations. Currently, the Order calls
for the Father to have every other weekend and two (2) visits
during the week. Shu believes it is too disruptive for the child.
She also is concerned about the living arrangements with
Father. Apparently, from the wife's I posHion, the Father lives
with his girlfriend and his girlfriend's daughter. Mother
indicates that the gJ.rlfriendrs daughter hiS her boyfriend sleep
ovar and that the son doe8 not have a room by himsolf. Apparently,
the Father lives in the mobile home that the parents resided in
when they were together and there is a third bedroom available,
The rather has never completed the third bEldroom and Mother
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indicated at the conciliation that she even oHerad to get it
comilleted for him in order f.or the child to have his own room.
Finally, Mother suggests that tha Fath~r has a bad temper and
again, it would be inappropriate for tho child to be over there.
Mother was also compieteiy resistant to e~panding the summer
schedule for the reason stated above.
'7. Need for separate counsel to repr,-sldnt childl Neither
party requested.
e. Need for independent psycholog.lcal ovaluation or
counaeiingl None requested and the Conciliator does not believe
any is necessary.
9, A hearing in this matter will take one (1) day.
10. Other matters or comments I Father filed this Petition to
modify the Order seeking pdmary custody, Apparently, the Mother
was about to file a Petition trying to reduce the amount of custody
that the Father has at thil3 point, ClearlYr the parents have a
complete inability to communicate with each other and it is also
appareht that they do not have much regard for each other,
The issuos raised by both parents soom to be more directed at
the parents themselves and as they relate to the children, except
for the sleeping arrangements raised by Mother. The ava~uator and
court needs to look into the sleeping atrangements for tha eon in
the Father's residence to make sure that they are appropriate.
AssuminIjJ the sleapinq arranqemftntl5 artil appropriate for tha
son, it is alaar, in any event, that the axist~nq Ordar needs to be
modified, On the one hand, the Fathor has very limIted summer
visitation riqhts with the child and it would aoem appropriate that
those be expanded. On the othar hand, Father.' 15 pooition that there
should be a switch in the custodial arrangement, whereby Mother is
under his schedule, does not seem appropriate at all even if it is
appropriate for the child to move to his resIdence primarily. The
Mother has been the primary custodial parent for years and tho
child apparently is doing well.
The parties did agree to an evaluation. The parties would not
aqree, through their counsel, howavflr, to have the evaluation
completed and then return for another concilJ.atlon, Hopefully the
parties will und'lrstand that the evaluation can provide somo
valuable insight into their parenting in this case and how they are
relating to each other regardless of how that evaluation turns out
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in respect to their positions.
Father did raisa with the conciliator, the question of getting
additionnl time over the Bummer pending a full hearinq. The
conciliator indicated to Father' 8 counsel that they could raislil
this with the JUdge to see if they could get an expedited hearing
only on the issue of summer vaCil!: ion, Gi VElrl the issues raised by
the parties and the fact that they are going through an evaluationr
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and hav~ the results of the evaluation first.
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I NO. 94-1321 CIVIL ~ERM
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I IN CUSTODY
MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
tlehndant
I1! RE I C'JSTOD~
BErO~ SHEELY. P,J.
to:MORANDUM OPI~XON AND ORnER or COURT
R~ky Lee Keefer seeks primary physical custody of his ,onr
Shane Keefer. After the hearings the CQurt renders the following
decision.
FWDINGS OF Fa.G1
1. RiCky Keefer is thirty-five (35) years of age and
resides alone at 90 East Main Street, Ue'iNille, ?a.
2. Michele L. Keefer is twenty-si:< (26) years of age and
has resided with her boyfriend at 333 First Street, Carlisle, Pa.
since August of 1994.
3. Shane Keefer 'flas born on August 30, ~90:,
4. The parties married on June 10, 1989, and separated on
July 9, 1993, when Michele left the marital home. She has been
the primarl cuetodian since that time.
OISCUSSION
Both parent. are fit and both express a bona fide love and
concern for their son. Con.idering all factors, I believe it
would be in the best intere.t of Shane to continue primary
phy.ical cu.tody with Michele Keefer. I further direct that he
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b. kept in only onlll Day Care Center, the :i.H.C.A. Day Can Center
in Carli.le. The parenta do not .eem to have a workinq
relation.hip at thi, time. I encouraqe the partie. to attend
,coun.eLling to try to improve that reLation.hip.
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AND NOW, this ,').'-itA day of MMCB, 1995, the court
hereby direct. the following I
1. Primary physical custody of Shane Keefer, born Augu.t
30, 1991, .hall bit with his mother, tHchele L. Keefer, The
par~nts shall share joint legal custody,
2, Shane shall attend the Day Care Center offered by the
:i.M.C.A. in Carlisle on a full time basis,
3. Ricky L. Keefer shall ha',. pa:eial custody of his son
every Wednlllday and Thursday evening f:om 3 I 30 to 7130 p. m. He
.hall pick up Shane from the \',M,C.A. Day Care Program in
Carli,le and return him to his mother's hou.e in Carlisle.
4. Ricky L. Keefer shall have partial cuetody of Shane
every other weekend from Friday ~t 31~a p,m. until Sunday evening
at 7130 p.m. Be shall pick up Shane :rom the Day Care Center and
return him to Mrs. Kuhn's house. This order shall begin on
Friday, Harch 31, 1995.
9. Ricky L. Keefer shall have partial custody of Shane for
two week. during the summer which shall not be consecutive. The
week shall be from Saturday at noon until the following Sunday at
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kept 1n only one Day Care Center, the Y.M.C.A. Day Care Center
C4r11.1e. Th. parents do not ,.em to have a working
lation,hip at this time, I encourage the partie. to attend
un.elling to try to improve that relation.hip.
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ORDER
AND NOW, thi. ~ day ot MARCS, 1995, the court
reby direct. the followingl
1. Primary physical cu.tody ot Shane Keefer, born Auqu.t
, 1991, shall b. with his moth~r, Michele t, Keeter, The
.hall share joint leqal custody,
2, Shane .hall attend the Day Care Center oftered by the
.C.A. in Carlisle on a full time basis.
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3. Ricky L. Keefer shall ha~e pa:tial custody of his son
Wednesday and Thursday e~ening ::om 3130 to 7130 p,m. He
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11 pick up Shane trom the Y,M.C.A. Day Care Program in
and reeurn him to his mother'. house in Carlisle.
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4. RiCky L. Keefer shall have partial custody of Shane
ry other weekend frem Friday ~t 3:10 p,m, uncil Sunday e~ening
7130 p.m. Be shall pick up Shane ::om the Day Care Center and
Mr.. Kuhn's house, This order shall begin on
Maroh 31, 1995.
S. Ricky L. Keefer shall have partial custody of Shane tor
week. during the summer which shall not be consecutive. The
k .hall be trom Saturday at noon un~il the following Sunday at
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7130 p.m. Mr. Ke.ter shall piek up Shan. and return him to hie
mother'. houe. on tho.. oeoa.ions.
6. I would ask the parti.. to work out the holiday
.ah.dule., since both work. I will amend this order and do thi.
my.elt it th~ parti.. cannot agree. 'rhe parties may add
additional periodo ot partial custody,
Court,
~hri.topher C. Houston,
I'bl\. the Plaintiff
Taylor Andrews, Esquir.
For the Defendant
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April 1, 1999
Rebllcca HUlhel, E.q,
:l'Win, McKnllht & HUlh81
60 Welt Pomfret Street
Carli.le, PA 17013.3222
Rei Kilter I), Kfefer
Dear Rebecca:
VIA FAX, 249-6354
AI you know, Judge Sheely's Order of March 24, 199flleft the leeue of holiday
schedullnl to be agreed to by the parties, My client telle me that the attached
5chedule I. what the parties agreed to long ago, actually through the schedule
announced by your client, Under thl. agreement, Mr, Keefer hae tomorrow, Good
Friday, for the day, He plane on picking up Shane at 8:00 un, and he Is off for the
day, I uk that you confl.rm that thle can take place, since apparently, Ms. Brookes haa
told my client that he cannot pick up Shane until 3:00 p,m, I hate to get us Involved
In COIU't Petltio~s over Buch an Illue, but the schedule needs to be taken seriously and
we rerard the holiday llI1'eement III baving become a plU't of the Court Order. Please
give me a call,
Very truly yours,
JACOBSEN & MILKES
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Mr, S1I1Iluel W, Milkes, Esquire
52 Bast High ~traet
Carlisle, PA 17013-3085
Ms, Rebecca Hughes, ~squire
60 W. romt.et ~t,
CarlisI'!!, PA, 17013
ReI Shane Keefer, Birthdate 8/30/91
Ago 7 years 11 months
Dear Attor.neys I
I am SUbmitting my findings and recommendations regarding Shane
Keefer,
Cou:loel is very familiar with the background in this matter, My
findings and recommendations are based on interviewing the parties
on multiple occasions, reviewing additional comments submitted by
the parents, meeting and Assessing Shane when accompanied by each
parent on separate occasions. I observed the interaction between
Shane and each of his parents. I administered personality
inventories and custody-related instruments to the four adults,
Additional information reviewed includesl
April 1994, conciliation report, November 1994, Custody
Bvaluation by Nancy Small, ACSW, Ms, Small's follow-up letter
of Pebruary 1995/ March 1995, Court Order( petition to modify
cUBtody, March 1999; Mr. Mi1kes' letter with 6ttachments, May
27, 1999; Conci11at10n report dated June 11, 1999; Attorney
correspondencei June 25, 1999; info~ation from Chi1dtime,
June 9, 1999 P us 1etterB from Tim Hawk, Minister, John
Hockersmith, Supervisor, Tim Hegge, Supervisor and Roy
Chullen, Jr.. (written 1995) .
1ickYI
Ricky wants primary custody of Shane, He presents himself as
b~in9 discounted, disenfranchised and deprived of regular,
frequent contact and involvement with shane. He also indicates
Shane's alleged desire to live with him full time. He further
comprthenllve Plychologlcill Services
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Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Ke.ter v. Brookes
Page :l
avers not boing consultffld by Michele regarding decisions
concerning Shane, tor example, his involvement in sports,
Ricky presents himself as historically concerned about and heavily
involved with Shane, He related giving up hunting and fishing to
be with his son, giving up over-time opportunities as noted by
former supervisors and believes his time with Shane is being
limited,
Ricky was very concerned that he would not be able to adequately
present ~is thoughts and general position in this matter, He was
rather apprehensive about that and somewhat repetitive,
Regarding a change in cu~tody, Ricky Relieves that in addition to
Shane's alleged desire to live with him and Robbie, Ricky
questions Michele's discipline of Shane, For example, he cites
her slapping Shane in the face'on more than one occasion,
allegedly tricking Shane into drinking beer and described Shane
being confUsed by his not bfling able to identify why his mother
may punillh him, Ricky believes that he and people in his home
have a tremendous amount of love to share with Shane and believes
he would benetit from same, He also'indicates that Shane has
allegedly heard his mother and Richard (stap"father) talk about
Ricky, describing his as "stupid". Ricky also identifies a number
of I!xtended family members that live closer to him,
When asked why he filed at this point in time, .it relates to an
incident concerning Shane I s attending a basketball game in March
1999, Interestingly, all parties independent of one another, cite
that Saturday basketball game as the basis for illustrating their
concerns and deficits about the other side as well as illustrating
what they believe to be reflective of Ricky'S values and concern
for Shane,
Ricky is aware that Michele is concerned about his possibly not
being as responsible as she by not instilling values and .
t:ollowing-up on Shane I s commitments and responsibilities, He is
aware of her concern about the issue of possible influence on
Shane regarding Robbie I r; d;lUghter and h,il: bOy[t'ienti l.h!epJ.llg
together while Shane was vis.iting the Keet:ers,
Ricky dO~B not identify any annoying or irritating behaviors that
Shane engages in, He does not relate any iElfllles concerning his
getting Shane to comply.
Ricky indicates that he "wants to be civU wit.h Michele", He
believes that Michele and Richard will be reloeatlng to the Big
Spring Schaal District where they will be apprnxinmtely 15 minutes
away,
Keefe~ v, Brookes
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Rick does not want to be "ha~d-nosed" and does not want "to calJSI!I
any g~ief fo~ anyorle", He does not like to a~gue but indJ,cates he
can not reason with Michele when she gets "hot hedded", He will
react to he~ in the form of eithl!l~ avoidance or. loosing hio
tempe~, He is very careful not to oay anything negative about
Michele as a parent other than the issues identified above,
Results of RiCky's experiences in his own family indicate that his
mother apparently was a "yeller", Ricky 's reoponse would be to be
quiet and "let her get it out of her system". 'rhis seems to be,
in part, how he responds to Michele which she may find irritating
and annoying, He otates not choosing to argue with anybody
indicatin!1 that he would " prefer to gi v~ in to kp.p.p the
peace, , , " ,
Results of his child management questionnaire indicate that he
would use appropriate, relevant and meaningful child discipline
and child management strategies. There is nothing in the data
collected to indicate that he would defer to Shane, It appears
that Ricky would use an authoritative approacll to parenting, That
is, he would set the rules and provide structure while at the same
time being sensitive and considerate' of Shane's needs and
preferences, liowever, it should be noted that neither he nor
Robbie present any concerno about disciplining Shane,
Results of Ricky's personality profile indicate that he is not
experienCing any maj ell' emot ional problems and has no identif if1d
clinical disorders, His profile is consistent with others who
t~nd to turn to others for direction and support, Ricky may
experience distress at the prospect of being seen in an
unfavorable light, He tends, therefore, to 'comply with social
convention, There is evidence of an underlying depressive mood
and Ricky may be prone to depressive episodes, He tends to be
, self -ef facing and may give up his des ires to gain approval and
respect of others. He presents as unpresuming, considerate and
cooperative. He would tend to assume a public: posture of being
respectful, even ingratiating and self-denying, especially with
persons in the positions of authority, He is guided by a well
developed consd.l\lnce that keeps his h(lst.il.e lmpulses in check,
However, these may appear in his int.eraction with Michele,
Ricky currently workn from 6 t 00 AM to 2100 PM and states that he
is available to be with Shane after school., Additionally, Robbie
is at home J.n the mor.ning, Between the two of them they indicate
that ei ther would be wi th Shane upon his l.eaving for and returning
from school on a daily basis,
K.~ter v, Prooke"
Page ..
lIichele.
Michele currently works eight to four-thirty, She reports leaving
her home around seven AM,
Michele is aware of Ricky's reaQon for wanting primary custody,
She identified Shane's alleged desire to live with his father,
Shane not wanting to return to her on some occasions and notes her
being deBcribed as a "harsh disciplinarian" that she says has no
merit,
Michele indicates that Ricky never raised many issues about her
parenting, In January 1<199, she went to Ricky ''lith a cC)I)cern
related to Shane's alleged interest. in sexual beha.viors,
Apparently, ohe received a call from the school principal who
shared that a parent called the school saying that Shane was
allegedly chasing a classmate indicating wanting to have sex with
her, Michele met with the school counselor who had no knowledge
of Shane. In that regard, Michele expressed concern about Shane
being exposed to Robbie's daughter (Crissy) and her boyfriend
sleeping together, She does not want the boyfriend (MIke) present
when Shane is with his father, This issue of Shane's behavior in
school was raised on May 25, 1999 and was never referred to
subsequently durinq this evaluation.
Michele identified her desire for Shilne to have his own room in
his father's home and to have Crissy and her boyfriend not to
sleep together when Shane is present, She further questions Ricky
and Robbie's sense of morality in allowing a 17-18 year old to
sleep with the boyfriend,
Michele did indicate that d meeting with Robbie "was relatively
producti"e. , ,it was not hostile", Michele indicated feeling good
after this meeting (January/February 1999) ,
Michele also notes the b<'lsketbalJ. incident in March 1999, She
uses Ricky'S nut taking Shane to the game as reflecting his values
and lack of commitment to Shane I (' involvement in his activities,
She believes that ohe and Kicky ,11 l' fer ".in our orientation",
Consist.ent with other information t'evi!~wed, Michele did lndicate
that Ricky had continuous contact with Shane upon separation in
1993, She did, however, express concern about Ricky's emotional
state at that time indicating that he would "take it out on
himself" pOllslbly threatenJ.ng sulcide, She did indicate that. she
and Ricky "hnvC! a big communicat.ion problem".
One of the lssues that arose dudng the course of the evalu<lt,ion
was Ricky'S desire to have more time with Shano thin summer
(1999), MiChele indicated that she believes Ricky has enough time
with Shane now, Sho would, however, consider letting Shane return
to her home at: q I 00 PM and would ildd an addH. ional oVerlli~ht: by
Keefer v, Brookes
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adding Thursday evenings to RickY'6 weekends, WhQn asked about
contact between father and son on other afternoons, she stated
that "it would create too many transition and interfere with his
hitting golf ball~",
Michele identified her concerns about Ricky as a father, She
related her perception of Ricky as a playmate with Shane,
~'8tions his jUdgment, believes that Ricky unduly burdens Shane
with his own emotional reactions to the parenting arrangement and
believes that Ricky may be irresponsible in not advising her or
reacting to Shane's allergic reactions, She further indicates
that Ricky does not establish a pat.tern or routine for Shane. She
believes Shane has difficulty hardling the tran~fQrs and did
indicate that at times Shane io sad,
Both parents describe Shane as a sensitive, caring, gentlei
active, qood natured youngster who is "a grElat kid and wel
adiusted" (Michele). Academically, Shane may have some
dilficulties. He was placed in a developmental first grade
program transitioning between kindergarten and first grade,
Michele queotions Ricky' B oincerity in his involvement with Shane.
She cites for example, his aUeged lack of interest in Shane
around the time she left, She further notes Ricky not appearing
at Shane's sports events during her time of mlBtody.
One of Michele's concerns is what might happllll if." some aspect of
Shane's lite is sUffering". Since there is no w()):kin~J
relationship between the parents which helps them address and
resolve issues and concerns, Michele struggles to identify how her
issues may be appropriately addressed given the lack of
appropriate communi cat ion between herself and Ricky,
MiChele stat~d, "it is very evident that Shane has a very special
bond with his father" and then indicates her bellet of Ricky
having "such disdain for me that it intorf.eren with what hifl true
love for Shane should be".
Results of Michele's ElxtJGL'iGnce13 in hEn' own tiltuily indicatE! that
her mother was somewhat reserved and her father supportive,
Apparent.ly the parents supported Michele being Hel f. -sufficient and
my sense is that she had to learn how t.o handle her own feelinga,
thoughts and emotions. Michele describes hersulf. as "fair, honest.
and quiet" but did not obj ect to my dencriptots of 11 person who
likes routine on a regular bns is and one who tends toward
compulei vity, She tends t.o be somewhat shy in hnr preAentat ion,
She relates that it there were a disi\'ll'eemunt. 8h,> would argue "if
I know them" and if ahe did not. would' "give ill",
Her most fearful and dilltressing experiences ,He "loning someone I
love" ,dealing with ex-husband". ..
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~age I)
Reuults of M1Ghele's chlld management questionnalre indlcate she
would adhere to established rules, She would tend to use a
verbal/explanation appnlach but would "dock allowance or nQ TV"
as behavioral consequenGes, There is nothing in her response
patterns to suggest that she would not use appropriate and
meaningful child discipline and child management strategies,
Reaults of Michele's personality inventory was val id, 'rhere waa a
tendency to avoid self-disclosure, People with her profile tend
to be seen as proper and conventional in spite of a~ivalent
feelings that exist under their controlled surface. 'I'hese people
have a strong sense of duty and it takes prolonged stress for them
to display upsetting or angry fe~lingR. There is a tendp.ncy to
comply with social proprlety and convention and a ready acceptance
of the values and beliefs of inetitutional authoritiea, such as
work or church, People with her prOfile make efforts to be
considerate and want to be seen ca cooperative. Diaapproval from
others are sources of greater tension and are avoided by appearing
to be accommodating ~nd overly respectful. They tend to be drawn
toward people they perceive as ha.ving more asser.ti veness, power or
control, These people tend to lead a life of correctness and
disciplined self-restraint. Deviations from routine can be highly
anxiety-provoking resulting in their becoming easily upset and
indecisive-which then causes them to revert back to ;~ more
structured and disciplined set of behaviors, Her profile is
consistent with people identified as having a compulsive
personality.
I attempted to address Michele' Il concerns about Ricky's morality
and propriety, Ricky indicated that he knew that Michel.e and
Richard lived together prior to the Keefer's divorce. Ricky
implored the examiner to contact his attonley. Mr. MiJ.kes
indicated that he personally I3poke with a reliable source who can
confirm Michele living with Richard prior to the Keefer divorce,
For my purpol3es it appeara that nr~.ithet' Mi.chli!le' a behavior at that
timo nor Ricky's allowing behaviors In his home1 at: I: l1i fJ time have
any adverse ot' negat I ve reactions/ consequences on Shane, 1'lIe1'e
was one reference to Shane exhibItIng b"havioro of' an appanmt
sexual interest/natllt'e In school ,lpproxlmat(lly nix months prior t.o
this writing,
Shaner
Shane was seOll on tilt'ee occafliolHl, A panHlt. chIld obl>fJrvatJ,on was
conducted on Jllno llth bot:ween Shane, hio mother and step-- father,
On that occas iop Shan'1 complet('cl curJt:ody -I:el att-1d Jmlt tllmollt,ll
including parent rElpor:t canIs, a chi1.d ('llfJtody qUElEltlonnal,re and u
perceptions of rolati.onBhipfJ tp.rJl., .
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Page 7
The inter$ction was generally quite positive and somewhat playful,
Richard was, for the malt part, more active and involved with
ShanG and Shane seems to have a positive relationship with his
.tep-dad, It was noted that Shane is very sensitive to the .
adult.. When Richard became lomewhat silent Shane became quiet as
well, Michele appeared lomewhat quiet, She may have been in
rel~iratory distreBs al it was noted she used an inhaler during
the evaluation. She became more verbal and active as the
observation continued, The only possible negative behaviors
relate to an exchange between the mother and step-father that
leemBd somewhat sarcastic, Otherwise the family seems comfortable
rell\ting to and with each other.
Reoults of Shane's custody related information, on that occasion,
indicates his identifying getting along best with his father, He
indicates his father T'plays with me aloe more", His major
criticism is that neither mom nor Richard play with him as much as
his dad, This is not unusual given that they are the primary
cUBtodians and Ricky maximizes the time he has with Shane as
temporary cUBtodian, Shane identified nothing about his dad he
diBlike or wishes to change, He does not like Robbie's smoking in
the home. He mentJ,oned his mother slapping his face-although this
has not occurt'ed recently-and notes that Richard "yells at me, . . I
don't know why,. , ." He then recanted a bit and eald he "doee not do
that any, more I , The only thing he would like to change about his
mom is 'only to stop slapping my face", Rlilgarding punishment he
did indicate that his mother "just gets mad and yells at me" and
he related that his father "doesn't punish me",
One of the criticisms Michele identified regarding Ricky's
behavior toward Shane is his sharing his feelings with Shane, In
that regard, Shane indicated that his mother "said I would sleep
with her two times and then dad two times but she dido' t".
Although I am unclear as to the specific conversation and its
context, it does seem to appear that Michele did share information
with Shana. Shane believes that his mother "changed (custody)
without telling me". Results of Shane's report cards on the
adults indicates a str.'ong endorstlll'.ent of his father and
step-mother, In a family- relatea pictl.>re he) places hlllltleU
equidistant between both parents, The results, as noted, indicate
a strong pull toward his father when accompanied by his mother,
A parent child observation was held on July 30, with Shane, his
father and step-mother, That interaction was characterized as
easy, open, animated, relaxed with more interaction and
communication, Shane appeared to be more comfortable and
expressive at this contact period. One element that should be
noted is his familiarity with the playroom on this second
occasion, However, this does not fully account for the liveliness
and laughing that was observed,
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Page 8
aoth Rick~' and Robbie were effective in teaching Shane how to read
a map which was part of the teaching-instructional activity
requested on that occasion, Ricky established appropriate
orientation and ref.erence points using colors and numbers and a
que.tion oriented approach. They mapped a route from their home
to Pittsburgh, Ricky explained in a well-modulated tone wit.h
Robbie's aDsistance, This activity was requested by me in an
effort to gain a sample of how Ricky might respond to a situation
wherein he is required to work with Shane with school work,
Shane was administered a custody questionnaire, sentence
completion test and a "Would" q'~estionnaire. Aga,1.n, the findings
indIcate a ,Jull by Shane toward hie f,lthel', He tends tc eee both
parents as competent, involved and supportive of him should he
have to address situations ,such as his feeling badly, going into a
room full of strangers and feeling somewhat anxious and handling
an emergency, such as a fire, There is no evidence of alienation
or negative influence, He does believe that his mother sometimes
treats him as though he were "a baby", His father treats him like
"a kid", Shane did reference again that his mom "slaps me in the
face", That would still be the one thing he would change about
his mother if he could,
Shane was seen on ,fuly 15th after a contact with Michele, She
raised a number of issues, specifically RiCky'S sleeping, his not
reading to or with Shane and lack of discipline in the Reefer
household, Shane did indicate that his dad "does nap". It is
unclear to what extent Ricky sleeps when Shane is in his home,
shane indicated that his dad has taught him how to shoot a SS
pistol and rifle. From all accounts, it appears that this
activity is "clouely supervised and monitored", Regarding
discipline, although it seems to occur infrequontly, Shani
indicated that dad would send him to his room. Concerning
reading, it is unclear as to what extend Ricky J.nvol.ves hi,mself
with reading to Shane, Shane did Indicate that hi.s mother and
step-father do help hIm read. He once again \nade reference to hIs
mother slapping hJ.m or using a "pot stick" as fornls of discipline,
Shane 'I!l SChool rep(n L l:arUfl weL'<~ review8d, The last note at the
end of first grade Jndicates that Shane needs to "consistently
study his reading vocabulary words, He is struggling to keep up
with his reading group", It was also noted that he may not
comphte his work 011 time, It can be anticipated that Shane wJ.ll
need assistance with reading/vocabulary, All partJ.es-regardless
of the parenting suhodule"are encouraged to r.ead to and with Shane
on a regular and. cotltJ.m1\ng basIs,
In sum, the results ot the informatIon obtaIned from Shane
indicate a atrong pull t.owar.d his dad, no evJ.dence of any
alienation or inflUencIng by the adults-in spJ.te of their
communication dHfi C\l1.tiOIl, Shane will need academic support,
could find. no evId"tl~'! of 8hiltl/1 b~d.ng concerned about Roberta' e
I
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Page 9
daugh~er and her relationship with her boyfriend, I agree
however, given the closenesslproximitf of people in the Keefer
home, that they not sleep together when Shane is there, Parental
descriptions of Shanll appll8r appropriate, He is a very sensitive
youngster, One behavior I notBd is his tendency to repeat
~..tion. asked of him, It was further noted that he drew a
picture of his house (September 1998) which reflected the K.eefer
home, Robbie also Bhared that Shane purchased a necklace f.or her
on a day camp trip to Innllr Harbor, Shane did not make any
statements indicating that he wanted to live primarily with his
fath.er.
a1cbard.
Richard is an account executive for Health Central and has been in
the field for a number of years, Richard is very supportive of
Michele's continued parenting of Shane and generally mirrors
Michele's concerns and iasues regarding Ricky.
Richard has been with Michele sinca Shane was about a year and a
half old, He relates that Ricky historically did not want much to
do with Shane until Michele left, He believes it is good for
Shane that Ricky has and continues to be involved with Shane, The
history presented by Richard does not differ from that presented
by the pa.rents.
Richard believes that the current schedule is too disruptive for
Shane, He cites Shane'a need to go into a developmental program
prior to first grade and is aware of Shane's noed of help with
reading, He mentioned the limited time he and Michele have to
work with Shane,
Richard also notes Ricky not taking advantage of appearing at
Shane's sporting events, He believes that Ricky started t~e
custody "out of spite", He, tOO, referred to the Saturday
basketball game incident as reflecting RiCkY'S not supporting
Shane'S involvements. He also discussed the sleeping arrangements
at the Keefer home. lie bell eves Currhel' that R.icky defars to
Shane in making decisions as to what he wishes to do. He believes
that Ricky seems more concerned about playing with his son than
other things, He acknowledges Ricky adores and loves Shane but
questions whether changing custody would be in Shane's best
interest, citing the lack of discipline in the Keefer home,
Generally, he too raises issues of Ricky's morals and valUes and
frames it within the i~Bue of RiCkY presenting poor fathering to
the child, Richard did indicate his observation of Michele
offering additional time with Shane above and beyond what was in
the 1995 order,
Keefer v, Brookes
Page 10
Rich~rd also rais~s the iusue ot Ricky "constantly telling Shane
inappropriate things" in an attempt to perhaps intluence the
child. Richard believes this burdens Shane unnecessarily, He
alBo questions who would be with Shane I where Shane would be it he
lived permanently with his father. Richard and Michele prefor to
UBe daycare in lieu of Shane playing with unknown children,
Richard experienced parental divorce in his own tamily, His
tather wall somewhat self-centered, Richard's dad was also an
alcoholic from Richard's presenta.tion, He was exposed to his
father relling at, spanking, and grounding him as forms of
discipl ne in addition to having TV pr.i.vilege roam'Jved, The thing
he would change about hi~ parent~ was his tather b~ing more caring
in ~ichard's early years before the parents divorced, He did
experience his father becoming physically abusive toward his
mother prior to their divorce,
ReBults of Richard's child management questionnaire indicates that
he might utilize what is currently considered inappropriate child
discipline techniques, For example he reports that he would do
what hiD mother used to do "wash my mouth out with soaf. the first
time, possibly a small slap in the mouth the next time' if a child
used protanity toward a parent, Washing a child' f.l mouth with
soap was mentioned on a second hypothetical occ8siol1 as well. He
would remove privileges and opportunitieu as other forms of
discipline in addition to attempting education, talk or reason
with the child, It is unclear to what extent he and Michele have
agreed on disc:ipline techniques with Shane, Howover it should be
noted that Shane never mentioned, at any time, any concerns about
Richard's discipline. ,
ReSUlts of Richard's personality profile suggest an effort on his
part to present a socially acceptable front. He seemed resistant
to admitting personal shortcomings.
People with his profile tend to reElect a superficial comfort with
themselves. lie may tend to deny any dHficulties or issues, They
are seen as generally well fl.lnct.l'millg1ndividl.lals with no major
perRonality disturbances. They would generally be described au
compolled and conventional in their behavior. As noted, most
peoX>le with this profile attempt to downplay any distressing
emotionfJ and try to deny troublescme relationshipa wi th others,
especially in their family or personal iife, Generally, these
people are noted to have an eaay going personal style, On
occasion, they may exhibit a self..centered indifference to others.
A sometimes flipPllllt and light hearted style may create occasionai
difficulties with family memb.3rs who wish them to bl'! more
ponsiderate and le8s solf-centered, Rurface affability may be
punctuated at timer] with abrupt outbur.sts and sarcasm, Sarcaom
was noted in the chUd parent obnot:vat ion, Generally, these
people appear charming to canual acguaJntunClJB but a more testy
side is likely to hr' seon by thO(1(~ who havf' mor.e enduring
ieeror v. Brookea
Page 11
relationahipa with them, Whatever interperaonal difficulties
exist do not derive from hoatile or malicioua intent, Rather,
they appear from Bocial activity needa and an air of
seH -al!lllurance,
There were no isaues raised by any of the parties about Richard's
relationship to and i.lteraction with Shane, lie is supportive of
Michell) ,
Robbie,
Robbie is a 40 year old ",anager IJf a l:anning salon owned l1y het'
aunt, She works eight to four Monday through Friday, She does
not work weekends. She has d.one this for the last five years,
Prior to that she worked in factories, She reports no firings and
was given additional responsibilities over the years such as
training, She was also a union representative,
Robbie presents as an insightful, supportive woman who is aware of
the issues in this matter, She has only been involved in the
situation for about one year, However, she, Ricky and Michele
were apparently neighbors some years ago, She has known Rickr for
about fifteen years, She indicated attending Ricky and Miche e's
wedding.
Robbie describes Ricky as easily hurt and "a very sensitive and
emotional man", Robbie has tried to help Michele understand Rick
an~ feels rebuffed by Michele, Her version of their meeting is
different somewhat in that Robbie does not feel it was productive
and reported experiencing some neg~tivity from Michele, Robbie
relatea that ahe is generally told it is "none of my business or
none of my concern",
Robbie is aware of Michele's concern about Crissy and her
boyfriend, Mike, She reports having an open, close relationship
with her daughter and does not want to compromise that
relationship in any way, IIElr own prefe:ence is to have her
daughter engage in beila 1:1 on.1 'lit h Rohb.~,,,' s ;'wanmOSfl "C~'l3lH1
sneaki~g behind her back,
Robbi~ reflected similar concernu as Ricky, A maior concern is
Shane is allegedly getting punished in his mot.her1 S home without
identifying what. he did wrong.
Robbie was born in Chambersburg and raised in Shippensburg, Both
parents were factory workers, !lor pat'ents divorced when she was
13, Her mother is currently age 71 and Robbie sees her often,
Robbie's uister works for her at t.he tanning salon, Robbie quit
school in eleventh grade but 'Jot her GBD J.n' 1995.
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Page 12
Robbie was married tne first time at age twenty and divorced
eighteen yearB later, Apparently her ex-husband had emotional
problemB (anxiety disorder) And Robbie telt burdened and
eventually burned out, Robbie herself reports good credit, having
no contact with the mental health system nor the criminal ju.tice
eyetem. Condistent with other adults, there is no substance abu.e
pre..nt,
Robbie describeB her daughter as being a good student in high
school, She recently graduated (1999) and was a straight A
student getting her fir~t C in the 6th grade. Apparently CrisQY
cried and brought the grade up to an A. Crissy was an honor
student in high school. Robbie describes her relationship with
her ex-husband as civil and they have co-parented without
diHiculties.
Regarding custody, Robbie believes that once Michele and Richard
move cloBer to them (fifteen minutes away) she believes that more
frequent contact can occur between Shane and all the adults
regardless of who gets custody. She has observed and r.elates to
Ricky's frustration in getting additional time with Shane,
Roberta deacribes her parents as not giving to her, Apparently
they were busy working, However, she describes them both as
responsible and fun loving suppo~'tive parents, Apparently Robbie
was never pushed t.o excel, There was no criticism directed toward
her and there was little direction given to Robbie by her parents,
She deBcribes her mother as "old fashioned,. ,whatever my dad aaid,
went", There is no evidence of inappropriate discipline uaed by
her parenta, The things she would change about her parents would
be their giving her more direction, teaching more to her, She
felt reapected growing up and was given the freedom to be her own
persQn. She describea heraelf as a B,e atudent. Her job history,
consistent with all of the adults, shows dependability and
reliability,
Robbie would use a somewhat permiasive and perhaps egalitarian
approach in child mana0ement/discipline Dtrategies, She, like
Ricky, tends to be somewhut authoritative in t.hat there are rules
and consequences while being sensitJve to the child'a needa, She
has a more laid back style, She would use explanation and talk as
well as time out, There is nothing in her response pattern to .
hypothetical situations to indicate she would not use appropriate
relevant and meaningful discipline st.rat.egies.
Recommendations I
It is my recommendaLion that prImary physical custody remain with
the natural mother and that there shOUld be liberal, fr.equent and
continuing contact between Shane alld his father, ,Joint legal
custody must be respacted in thin mat.ter, In that regard, I am
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Page U
turther recommending that the tather be given the right ot first
retus~l, It for some reason Michele/Richard cannot be with Shane,
in lieu of using others, Michele should give RiCky/Robbie the
option of having Shane,
I am recommending that Shane be with his father Mondays and
Wednesdays ot his custodial weekend which should occur trom Friday
atter school until Sunday at eight PM, On his non-custodial
weekend I am r~commending Tuesday and Thursday, which could
include overnights, There is no evidence noted in the school
reports or obtained from Shane that additional time with his
tat~er would be adverse or detrimental, I believe Ricky would be
responsive and r~sponsi.ble in meeting andlddreasing Shane I 8 needs
and involvement once he teels less disenfranchised. Ricky has not
had Shane overnights during school times which may explain why
there is no routine,
There are historical comments (1994) reflecting Ricky's
involvement and relationship with Shane, Ms. Small notes that
"the mother should be as accommodating all possible to allow Shane
to be in his tather's care at other mutually agreed upon times",
This, of course, assumes that they can agree on "mutually other
times", This has not been Ricky's experience, Ms, Small's
recommendations in 1994 - 94 were to addresll Shane I s need for
security. This appears to have been met.
The conciliator notell that "the parents have a complete iuabil ity
to communicate with each other and it is also apparent they do not
have much regard fOl' each other" (6/99), In 1995, Judge Sheeley
made a similar note and encouraged parental counseling, I am
strongly recommending that the parents engage with a neutral third
party at least two times a month to discuss their issues, concerns
and experiences regarding Shane. Shane is caught in the middle of
two parents who love him dearly, It is incumbent upon the adults
to sort out their issues and learn how to communicate and talk
with each other, They need to design appropriate proulem solving
techniques with each other. In the event that the parents cannot
resolve an issue I would urge their selfl,~ted counselor/mediator to
have the authority to <\lake the final. decision for them until. they
begin to assume their proper.' role concerning their son, This is
the most crucial recommendation I can make in this matter,
I am further recommetlding that the father have the maiority of the
summer with Shalle, I am recommending that Shane be wIth his
father for eight weeks during the summer, during which time he
shOUld be with his mother two week nights and every other weekend
plus uninterrupted vacat,ion t lme with her. Hol i days Ilhould
alternate,
No conversation/disclosures regarding the other parent should
occur while Shane is with the then custodial parent, Finally, it
is incumbent upon nil adults to work with Shane around any
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PLAINTIFF
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
DEFENDANT
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AND NOW, this
the merltl, IT II ORDERED:
(1) All prior orderlln thll cUltody oBle ere vlclted,
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(2) Ricky Lee Keefer Ind Michele Le. Keeter Ihell heve Ihlred legll cUltody
of Shine Kiefer, born Augult 30, 1991,
(3) The mother Ihlll hIve prlmery physlce' cUltody of ShIne,
(4) 'The flther shIll have temporary phYllcal cUltody of ShIne on the
following Ichedule:
(I) During the aohool veer:
(I) every other weekend from Ifter achool on FrldlY until the
beginning of school on MondlY;
(II) on the following Monday from after Ichool until 7:30 p,m.
(b) During the lummer lohool vacatlDn period for one tour-week
conaecutlve perlod end another three-week conaeoutlve period to
be aeperlted by notle18then a two-week period In which Shene
Ihall be with hll mother who ahell alBO have the remainder of the
lummer, Thll sohedule ahall be eet by the perentl not lIter thIn
June 1 eaoh year,
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IN..RF.: HOLIDAY, V,J\CATJON "JIll) S"ft.JMf)R ~~HJ';n"',~
AND NOW, thiH
dny of Dl.lcomhl.ll', 1m)!), upon pl'OHOl1tlltlolllll1d
considorution of tho Plllil1till'H Potition to uHtllhliHh II holidllY, vllclltiol1l1nd IlUmIllOI'
Iluhedulo, IInd uJlon dutormilling thllt thu IlllrtiuH III'U ul1l1hlo to I'ell.ch IIn ulll'oomont on
thollo iIlHUOIl, the followinll ill h~'1'ehy Ol'del'od IIl1d Docl'eod:
1. The Hchodllle fOl' the plll'olltll to hllvo clIHtody of ShllllO fol' holidnYllllhllll be
UH followH, with the exchullllU timo lit !l:OO Il,m" IllllollH othel'wiHe ')Jlucifiod:
HolidllY Evull YUUI'I! Odd YOUI'H
New Yours Duy Fllthel' Mothol'
Good Fl'iduy Mothol' Fllthul'
Ellstul' Sunduy l\fothul' f'uthel'
Momorilll Duy f'llthlll' Mothl.ll'
Indopcndoncc Dny Mothul' 1"llthlll'
LllhOl' DIlY Mothul' Fllthul'
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Thellchodule fill' tho (]lllld f'I'iduy und f:IIHlol' wUllkund ulwuYH unviHitmll thut
thollllmo pllrunt wlluld hllvo hoth Gllod l"I'idIlY und f:ul!ltul' (IIlU yelll' IInd the othol'
pllrent wlluld huve thellu dUYH thu nuxt YOIII', 'l'hiH wookund wuuld continue fl'om
O:l)O lI,m, whon thillllchool holidny hUKinll (I!lOlllutilllell 'l'hUl'lIdIlY, HOlllutillloll f'l'idIlY)
and it would continue until ShlllllJ ill Hchudulud 10 l'etUl'l1lo IIchoot.
For Thllnklllliving holidllY woukond, Mother wlll hllvu OVOI'Y ThllnkllllivhlK,
pOI' the Court'lI pl'illl' OI'dul' of AUl(ullt 'J.7, WOO, IInll Futhel' will huw fl'OIll FI'iduy lit
O:l)l) 1l,III, until tho lIIol'ninl( IIchooll'OIlUIllOII,
For Chl'illtmulI, dUI'inl( odd YUUI'H, Futhol' will hnvo Shllllo fl'om Decemhel' :14
lit 9:00 lI,m, until 10:00 p.Ill, DUI'illg OVUII YOUI'II, Mothlll' wlll hnve the slImo
schedule,
DUl'ing ovon YOIII'S, futhol' will hllvo Shllno fl'om lO:OO p,m, 011 Decomhol' 'J.4
through December 'J.7 lit 0:00 11,11I, Mothol' will hllvo tho Illlme IIchedule on odd
yelll'll, COlltinuinl( with tho Chl'illtllllU! holidllY IIchodule, in odd YUill'S fllthel' wlll
have fl'olll 0:00 lI,m. on Docelllbol' 'J.7 ullli! 0:00 lI,m, on Docolllbol' 31. Mothol' will
have thatllluno schodulo on OVlJll YOUI'H,
In ovell yen I'll, futhol' will hu ve Docelllbol' 31 fl'om 0:0l) u.m, until Shllne
returns to schoolnt the end of the Chl'islmllll holiduy bl'Ollk, Mothol' will huve tho
SBlIle schedule in odd yenrs,
~'or holidnYII thllt IIl'e dOllignlltod fOl' 1Illlllticulul' pnl'ont, which end up being
tho dny bofol'o II Bchool duy, thllllllll'ont would hnvo Shllno on thut holidny,
continuing thl'ough tho l'olUl'n 10 IIchool tho nuxllllol'ning,
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Shullo hUll II holidllY frolll c1uHIluK, KlIeh ilK ill'Klll'vkll dllYK 1'01' tOllchlll'H, Illll'Ollt.
tOllchor conforoncOH, MIlI'Un J.uthOI'I<illll'H Bh'lhduy, ClllulllbuH OilY, l<'1II1101lH
AmOI'iclln'H Duy IIlld VlltOI'UIl'H OilY, 1II0thol' will hllVl' UVOI'Y MUI'till l,uthol'l<inll
BirthdllY, futhuI' will huvo OVOI'Y Votol'lInH Ouy, Ulld Illll'tlOH willultol'IUltl' from YOIII'
to YOUI' tho l'oll1l1indor of thl1HO holidllYH, in'Hul'vicu 01' JlUl'ont.toudlOI' confol'onco
dllYII, bOllillning with tho noxt Hchodulod confol'lJllco boinll futhol"H tUI'n, HillCO ho did
not oxorcise purUlI1 cUHtody I'ightl.l dUI'h)l( thl' 1Il0llt I'ocont confol'oncoK. On tho in.
sOI'vlco !lnd pIII'ont-tollchol' cOllfol'onco dllYIl, ilK wolllll.l thl~Ko hlllidllYI.l, tho JlIII'ont
having c\lHtody ril(htll willlltlll't lit tho !):OO U.IIl, Ilchudulod tilllO und tho child will
be returned lit 0:00 U,II1, the noxt mOl'llinl( unloHH thut dny blondll into un ulroudy
oxillting ~chedulo in which tho child would I'ollluin with tho ol'il(inu1IHIl'ellt. If the
nuxt dllY ill Illlchool duy, the timo will continuo until tho boginning of IIchool tho
noxt duy,
Mother will huvo Pl'ollidont'lI DIIY (l'ofol'l'od to Ull FUIllOUIl AII10l'icnnll Holiduy
in tho school Ilchedulo) OVOI'YYOIll',
Mothel"s Dny will be ohllOrVI!d with mother und f'uthel"H OilY will he ohHorved
with fllthel'und thello dutell will ovel'l'idu uny I'ol(ulul' Hchedulo, If thoy UCCUl' within
II weokond 1l1roudy scheduled with thut Jllll'ont, tho Hchodulo willl'omuin tho sume
fOI' thnt weekelld, All hUll heon CUHtolllUl'y In the PUHt, if tho Mother'H Olly/f'llthel"s
Ony schedulo dues lIot cl\()l'(linute with weekond IIchoduloH, tho IHII'ont'" will
exehnngo thoso weukends 110 thnt they will euch huvo II full woekend to Include the
rOllpeetlvo Mothel"H Duy IInd f'uthol"" DIlY.
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pl,~ INTJFF'S PETJTION FOR em IflT F.~TAJ\J ,1~Jl1I,f"~JlIIT OF HOI,JJl~Y,
V ACATJON AJlIID SIII\fI\fF.R SClJF.nIIJ .f;
COMES NOW, the Plilintiff in the IIbove III II lte 1', by hill counllel, Sllmuol W,
Milkoij, .'ACOBSf:N & MILKES, 1I1le! l'lHluelllll of lhill HOllol'llble Coul't thllt it
oijtllbliijh 11 holidllY, vilciltion ilnd ijummel' Ilchedule, 1'01' the l'eilllOIl thllt the plII'ties
hllVO beon unllble to I'ollch IIn IIRI'OOlllellt on theso Inuttel's lutd the Chl'istlnilS ho1idilY
is thst ilPPI'OIlChhlR, with no IIRI'eelllllnt evell Oil thi/! holidilY schodule, III support of
this Petition, Plllintiff fiVOI'/! illl followll:
1. Tho custody Ol'del' of AURullt 27, WHO, iI copy of which is IIltllChod, wus
entol'ed by the HOllol'llblo f:dgllI' B, Buyl!)y, followillg II cOlltellted custody
trllll, in which the IHII'tiOH wel'e ullllble to IIgl'oe upon custody 01' plII'tiul
custody issuoH,
2, Tho Ol'dol' Il'l'ullts pl'lmlll'y physicill cUlltody of Shune Keefer <DlIte of Birth:
8/30/!)}) to the mothel', Defondllnt hel'!)lrt, ilnd Ilddl'ellHoll thll holidllY urtd
vllclltion 1I1'I'IInl(0lllentll lit IHII'II1!I'IIph 4, by dllHCl'ihlrtll' fllthor's Hchedulo liS
follows:
b, OUl'Ing tho SUmlnel' school vllciltion period flll' one four-week
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COnllllcutlvo 1IOI'Iod ulld IIl10thol' thl'lIo,wollk COIlNocutivo Iloriod to bo
lIepurutod by Ilot 101111 thllllU two,wook poriod ill which Shullo Nhllll bo
with hiN llIothol' who IIhllllllh~o hllVo tho I'ollluilldor of tho Nummor,
1'hiN IIchodulu IIlmll ho Nut hy tho pl.ll'olltN Ilot Iutol' thull Juno 1 onch
YOllr,
c, At 1'hullkNKivillt,( tho 1II0thol' Nhllll hllvo Shull\) UVOI'y ThullkHll'ivinlf
OilY, Tho fllthol' Ilhull hllvo him tho followillg l?riduy mOl'nllli from
0:00 Il.In, until tho bel(illlling of Ilchool tho noxt Monduy,
d, At ChrlNtmll1l thu pUl'elltll IIhull wOl'k out Il Hchodulo fOl' Chl'iHtmllH
Day and tho Chl'it\tmuH VUClltiOIl pOl'iod thllt gOll01'll1ly oquulizoH thllir
timo with ShllllO,
0, 1'ho pllrtiellllhull WOl'k out /I 8chodulo for tho othol' holidllYH,
3, In Iln nttampt to rOllch 1111 Ul(l'UOIllOllt Ilbout tho IIchudulo, counHel for tho
futhol' WI'OtO the nttuched letter of Novemhul' HI, WOO to Rahuccu HUKhos,
Esq, Mothel"H IlUW coullHel i!l MlIl'k SChWIII'tZ, Ellq" ulHO with hwin,
McRnlght & HUKhus,
4, In l'OSpOIlSO, mothel"s coullllcl wI'ote the IIttuched lotteI' of Decambor 8,
lUOO, PI'opoHlng hOl' own lluggoHtod !lchedule,
5. Tho proposod schodulos UI'O fill' nplll't fl'OIll (mo II1l0thor and Ifivon tho
history of thill CIl!lO, it ill unl'olllilltic to oxpoct thut tho PIU'tiOS will bo IIblo to
rench nn IIgl'oOIllOl1t,
6, For oxamplo, dONpltu tho clOUI' IIInllul1llu of tho COUI't'S Ordol', spocifYil1l~
that ChristllluN Duy und thu Chl'iHtmuH pUI'iod UI'U to bo 1l0nuI'nlly
oqulllizod, mothel' hllH pl'opoHud thut Hhe hllvu Chl'iHtlllull Duy until 7:30
p,m, und thllt. fllthul' hnvu from then ulltil n:oo Il.In, Oil 'l'uuHduy, DucumhuI'
28,
7, Tho IIttuchud school culundul' HhoWH thut Shull<<! ill off Hchool frolll Ducomhol'
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:.l4 throuKh JIIIIUU1'Y ~, u totl11 Ilf tOil dUYH; yot mothol"H prollllHul wIluld
IIccol'd futhol' only fl'o/ll Iho ond of CllI'iHllIIUH duy ulltil thl! bOllillning of
'l\IOHdI1Y 1I11ll'nltll(, ill of'liJet ollly IWIl full dUYH, ulthoul(h illcludillll throo
nillhtH,
8, f'lIthol"H IH'OpoHul fOl' Chl'iHtlllllH WUH to Hplll tho timo ol)uully ulld to do HIl
ill II 11I11111101' Ihut ucco/ll/llodutod tho vUl'hlUH tiunily tl'llditiollH 011 both HidcH
of tho fumily,
9, EvolI for ThunkHgivinll, tho PIII'lioH WOI'O unublo to I'ouch 1111 UIlI'OOlllont
bOCIIUHO cluHHoH did 1101 I'OHUIIIO on Monduy, Novemhol' :lO, but 1'lIlhol' Iln
TuoHdny, Novombol' :10, FOI' thiH l'OIlHOII, futho1' intol'IH'otod tho 01'd01' to
mORn thllt Shllno Hhould rOllluin with him until ChlHHOH l'oHumed on
TuosdllY nnd lIlotho1' ltllol'Jl1'otod tho Ol'dol' to 1ll0lln thllt Shuno should be
with hm' OIl MondllY, out of Hchoo!. Both purtioH WOI'O off w01'k 011 thiH
MOlldny, Fnlhlll"H Pl'opoHod Hchodulo, which IH'ovidod thllt Shnne would be
with him on thiH Monduy, wnH HOt fOl'th in tho nltllchod lottol' dnted
Novomhe1' 10, Futhol' only lonrnod thnt lIlotho1' diHputod this schedule
when he went to pick Shllno up f1'Olll tho Thnnkflgivinll exchnnlle, ten dnys
Into1',
10, Th1'oughout flltho1"s Ill'OPOHOd schodulo, he hnH lIllldo OV01'y effort to
equnlizo the holiduy IInd VIlClltioll Hchodulo, whe1'ouH mother hilS P1'oposod u
schodule thllt dooH 1I0t Illtelllpt.equllllzlltion,
11, Even though mother'H own hnlld,w1'iuen note 10 fnthel', nltnched, describes
the school in'SOl'vico dny UH n "holidny," flhe now tllkefl the Jloflition thut
fathel' Hhould not hnvo nny of thoso dnYfl, DIlYH thnt fllll illto this clltollory
Include tho follOWing: Octohor 11, WOO, IIHlod UH nn In.flol'vico dny
nccOl'dlng to tho nltllchod Hchool cuhmdur, while In fnct thifl 1M Columbus
Dny nnd NOVOIllI)(!I' 11 nnd I:.!, dlll'inu- which I"u'ent.tonchor conferoncl.!!l
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were held, whilo in fllct thiH iH Vl.ltl.ll'lln'H DIlY, Futhor hllH 11I'I)PUHOd thllt nll
dUYli off fl'UIII Ilchuul bo Ilplit oljulIlly, IIH f()l'IIIH uf hulidllYH, whorollH IIIllther
doell not IlrllpOllU thoHo dllYH bo Hpht,
12. For tho HUlllnlUr Hchodulo, IIIllthel' hllH 11I'IlPllHOd IIn llI'runltomont which ill
counter tll the current Ol'dol' IInd which wlluld hllvo Shono hnck IInd forth
on II daily bllHiH botwoon tho plll'entH, ovon though lit tho cUHtody t1'illl, it
W08 rocoltnized thllt tho trunllitillllll botwoon tho pUl'ontH UI'O VOI'Y difficult
on Shnno ulld Ilho dOHCl'ibod tho h'lIll11itillllH IIH Hllmethinlt tll be IIvlljdod, In
fllct, the Ol'dol' IIppourll cl'lIftod tu millimize tl'llnsitillns, Sho now propOS08
that sho hllvo Shullo overy dllY, when fother wm'kH dUI'illg tho summel',
Fathor hllH IIrmnl(tlmontH IIVllilllblo tll cllre fOl' Shllno, oither by hilllllelf, hill
wifo, Ul' othol' Higniticflllt pOllplo tu ShllllO IInd cunnllt Illtl'oo to u COllstant
back and fllrth botwoon the 1III1'ontll,
WHEREFORE, fur tho IIbuve l'ellH0l18, Petitioner l'e8poctfully l'OljUOllts of this
HOJl()rllblo Court thllt it adopt the IIttllched 8chodule, 1l0t f()loth in tho PI'oposod Ol'der,
IInd that lit II minimum, fOl' now, it set fmoth II llchedulo for the upcominlt Christmas
holidaYll,
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CIIl'Hslo, PA 17013
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I hel'eby verify thllt the ~IIlMnont~ mudo in tho fOl'eiloinil Petition Ul'O true und
correct. I undel'stllnd thut ful~o stutenlontll hOl'ein 11I'0 nludo subjoct to the penultiell
of 18 PI1,C,S, Soction 4!J04, l'1l1lltinlf to unsworn flllsiflclltioll to Iluthoritiolll,
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
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AND NOW, thla
the menlt, IT II ORDERED:
(1) All prior orcl.... in thll cuttody Clle.re v'Clted.
(2) Ricky Lee Ke.fer .nd Michele L.. K.efer Ihall h.ve Ihered legll cUltody
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of Sh.ne Ke.fer, born AugUlt 30, 1991,
(3) The moth.r ,hall have primary phYllcal cutlody of Shane,
(4) The 'ather ahall heve lempor.ry phyelc.l cUltody of Bhllne on the
follOWing tchedule:
(I) During th. tchool yellr:
(I) every other weekend from .fter Ichool on Friday until the
beginning of Ichool on Monday;
(II) on the following Monday from .fttr Ichool until 7:30 p,m,
(b) During the tummer Ichool vaoatlon plrlod for one four-week
conlecutlve pertod and another Ihree.w.ek con..cutlv. pertod to
b, .eparated by nolle'l thin I two.week period in which Shine
shall be with hit mother who shlnelso hive tht remalnd'r of the
lummer, Thlt lohedul. thall b, eet by the parenlll not later th.n
Jun. 1 .Ich y.ar.
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Rebecca HUlrho., F..q,
November 16, 1999
Palre 2
ven Year.
Rick
Michelle
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Michelle
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M chelle
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Michelle
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Michelle
The above Bchedule comports with the handwritten proposal that Michelle
had made some time ago and I am attaching a copy of that proposal. In thi. senBe,
we are Bimply emphasizing that we are trying to pick up on Michelle's own
preferenceB too, I would add that unle~s otherwise specified, for the above schedule,
the exchange time would be 9:00 a.m,
Also. the schedule for the Good Friday Bud Easter weekend always envisions
that the same parent would have both Good Friday and Easter one year and the
other parent would have these days the next year, This weekend would continue
from 9:00 a.m, when this school holiday begins (sometimeB Thursday, sometimes
Friday) and it would continue until Shane is scheduled to return to school.
For Thanksgiving holiday, weekend, Mother will have every Thanksgiving.
per the Judge's Order, and Father will have from Friday at 9:00 a,m, until the
morning school resumes,
The Christmas schedule we propose BS follows, in an attempt to take into
account the various customary family means of observing this holiday season,
During odd years, father would have Shane fl'om December 24 at 9:00 a,m, until
10:00 p,m, During even years, mother would have the same schedule,
During even years, father wou.ld have Shane from 10:00 p,m, on December 24
through December 27 at 9:00 a.m. Mother would have the same schedule on odd
years, Continuing with the Christmas holiday schedule, on odd years father would
have from 9:00 a,m, on December 27 until 9:00 a,m, on December 31. Mother would
have that same schedule on even years,
Finally, on even years fathor would have December 31 from 9:00 a.m, until
Shane returns to school at the end of the Christmrls holiday break, Mathur would
have the same schedule on odd years,
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Rebocca HUiholl, Esq,
No\'omber 111, 1990
Paio 3
Whilo the above Christmas holiday schedule may seem 0 little confulinK at
first, 8B wo talked it through we felt that this schedule host allowed both ofthe
families to celebrate their customary holiday nctivities on an equal basill,
For holidaYll that ore designated for a particular parent, which end up being
the day before 0 school day, that parent would have Shane on the holiday
continuinil through the return to school the next morning,
I want to mention that thore are 1\ number of other days throullhout the
school year when Shane has a holiday from classes, such as in-service days for
teachers, parent-teacher conferences, Martin Luther King's Birthday, and Veteran's
Day, What we are proposing is that mother would have every Martin Luther Kini
Birthday, father would have every Veterans Day, and parties would alternate from
year to year the remainder of the in-service or parent-teacher conference days,
beginning with the next scheduled conferences being father's turn, since he did not
exercise partial custody rights during the most recent conferences, On the in.
service and parent-teacher conferences days, as well as these two holidays, the
parent having custody rights would start at the 9:00 scheduled time and the child
would be returned at 0:00 the next morning unless that day blended into an already
existing schedule in which the child would remain with the original parent, If the
next day was a school day, the time would continue until the beginning of school the
next day,
Under this proposal, Mother would have President's Day (referred to as
Famous Americans Holiday in the school schedule) every year,
In all circumstances, regarding all exchanges of Shane, transportation shall
be the responsibility of the parent receiving custody of Shane.
Mother's Dny would be observed with mother and Father's Day would be
observed with father and these dates would override any regular schedule, If they
occur within a weekend already scheduled with that parent, the schedule will
remain the same for that weekend, As hns been customnry in the past, if the
Mother's DayfFather's OilY schedule does not coordinate with wellkond schedules,
the parent's will fliplflop those weekends so that they will each hnve a full weekend
to include Mother's Day and Father's Day,
With regard to Shane's birthday, this will alternate from yenr to year. If it
happens to fall on the year scheduled for that parent, no adjustment would be
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Rebecca HUllhoH, EHq,
November 16, 1009
Palle 4
necl;lllHary, If it falls durinll the time scheduled with tho other parent, the parent
who..e turn it is will hllvo from f1:00 a,Jn, on the birthdny until 0:00 a,m, the
following day, or until the return to school, whichever applies,
While tho parties are not required to arranfle for a summer schedule until
June I, we would take this opportunity to propose a lIummer s(:hedule for the
coming year, You will reclIll, thllt fllther has the rillht of pllrtial custody for one 4
week consecutive period and another 3 week consecutive period, to he separat.ed by
not less than a 2 week pariod in which Shane would be with his mother, and that
mother would also have the remainder of the summer, What we are proposing is
that the 3 week interval for the summer of 2000 begin Sunday, June 11 at 7:30 p,m,
through Sunday, July 2 at 7:30 p,m, 'I'he 4 wellk interval would begin on Sunday,
July 23 at 7:30 p,m, Bnd continue until Sunday, AuguRt 20 at 7:30 p.m,
It is clear, and I think that both of our clients would recognize Bnd
acknowledge, that there have been and will continue to be timos when
circumstances arise in which the parents simply have different views and may not
truly be able to come to some ugreement on particular iSSU8S, tor example sports
activities, However, I think it important, und I would hope thut we could agree,
that on these various issues that may cause areas of disagreement, the parentll will
do their best to cooperate with one anllther, without nrgument but rather through
calm discussion, that thpy will involve Shane in the discussion together, when
appropriate, and that they will do so in a manner that does not in any way attempt
to sUllgest an outcome, or push him in a particular direction, unless of course the
parents both agree that that's what needs to be done, Beyond this, certainly both
parties have to allree not to be following up or preceding these kindll of
communications by arguments, coarse language, loud language, or accusations, It
may well be that your client hos conveyed to you complaints about such exchanges,
but I know Mr, Keefer has described to me some very specific instanr.es in which
either Michelle or her husband hnve telephoned him and engaged in conduct which
he considered to be completely innpproprinte, in terms of how they spoke with him
and even in terms of how they spoke with Shane when the porties had already
agreed that they would simply elicit an unbiased viow from Shano, Can we agree
that this type of conduct will cease on both ends?
It would seem to m!.' imperntive to reach all ngreement on the holiday
schedules very shortly, as we now appl'oBch the holiday soason, Please get back to
me in the noxt week to
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Rebecca HUllhofl, Ellq,
November 16, 1999
Pare II
let me know whether we con reoch nn .tllreement or whether it will be neceuary Cor
the partiell to allk Judie Bayley to moke Ii decillion about the holldaYB,
Very truly yourfl.
SWM\drc
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SAMUE-.. W. MILKES, ESQUIRE
JACOBSEN" MILKES
51 EAST HIGH STREET
CARLISLE. PA 17013
REt KEEFER v, BROOKES
Dear Mr. Milkes:
In response to your recent letter regarding the long-term holiday and vacation 5chedules
of this family, I have enclosed a detailed proposal drafted by my olient, I believe that the
enclosed schedule addresses all the pertinent Items of dispute as It relates to the most recent
Court Order.
Please note that my client's proposal includes all major as well as minor holidays which
are recognized as such and have been observed previously by the parties, You will note that the
proposal does not address other days in which Shane has off of school such as in service days
and parent teacher conferences, While these days are certainly days in which Shane has off
sohool, they are not generally considered a holiday, Of course according to parallTaph 7 of the
Court's Order the parties were to work out a schedule for holidays other than Christmas and
Thanksgiving, Although my client listed Columbus Day and Veterans' Day on the suggested
holiday schedule, Shane does not always have off of school for these holidays, My client's
defendable position under the Court Order is that these extra days in which Shane has off school
are not holidays and therefore the regular custody scbedule should govern, Also according to the
COUrt Order Shane is to have stability and to exchange Shane between the parents for each of
these days off school would cause instability for Shane, I would further point out that on those
days the father would be required to work and thus would not be able to see the child,
Concerning your client's proposal regarding Shane's birthday, again this was beyond the
contemplation of the current Court Order, however, my client's response is that she Is not
allTe~able to alternate the child's birthday from year to year, There is no guarantee that Shane
has off school on his birthday and this has not been the practice of the parties and I don't believe
that your client's proposal of9:00 a,m, on that date until 9:00 a,m. the follOWing day is based on
any type of fair exchange, In the past, there has never been a problem with custody on Shane's
birthday, The party who had custody of the child would celebrate his birthday on that date and
S.muel W, Milk..
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Re: Keefer v, Brook,.
the out of custody plll'ent would celebrate at an ell/'lIer or later date, At this time we do not feel a
chanae from thllttradltlon is necenary,
Concemina the luue of transportation, whloh is also not specifically addressed In the
Court Order, it has always been the father who haa provided transportation for the ou.tody
exchanae. and my client wishes for that practice to continue,
A. slBted Bbove, I believe that the other properly raised issues reaardina the holidays
have been addressecl In my client's attached proposal. In addition, she haa also includecl In her
propolBI her wishes baled on the Court Ord[r for the summer schedule,
I wanted to further note that It appears that your client is under the mlsimpression that he
has lost cUltody times 81 a result of the IBSt hearing, On the contrary, during the school year he
Is iettina Sunday evenina throuah Monday momlnll time with the child and of course hBS aivell
up two evenina hour visitations, During the summer hours, of course, several weeks of cUltody
time hBS been sained by your cHent, It appears allain from the exohanges that have OCCUlTed
between the parties since the most recent Court Order 81 well as the insistence on hil propolalto
chanae what hBS traditionally been done with the ohild that he somehow feels that he has lost
time with his son, Of course this Is not the case as it appears he hBS actually sained time,
On a final note, again bBSed on the previous tradition of celebrating ChristmBS, this
ChristmBS would be my cllent's year to have custody, Kindly review said proposal with your
client and contact me with your response at your earliest convenience, While we would like to
certainly resolve the IOllg-tenn custody issues regarding vacation and holidays at this time, it is
of course imperative dlat at a millimum we agree to the custody schedule for the coming
Christmaa holiday period,
Very truly yours,
m;c~::;
Mark D, Schwartz .
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MondaYr September 6
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Thursday, November 25
Tuesday, November 30
Friday, December 24
Monday, January 3
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
DEFENDANT : 94.1321 CIVIL
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSVLVANIA
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AND NOW, thl. -1..\) ~ day of December, 1999, IT II ORDERED:
(1) Paragreph IS, 6 end 7 of the custody order of Augu.t 27, 1999, Ir.
vaclted Ind replaced with this order, All other provl.lon. of the order of Augu.t 27,
1999, .hall remain In full force end effect.
(2) At Thenk.glvlng, the mother .hell have Shane eech Thank.givlng Day,
The father 8hall have him the following Friday morning from 9:00 a,m, until the
beginning of sohoolthe next Monday or If Monday 18 a holiday the beginning of .chool
the next Tuesday.
(3) A Chrl8tma8 80hedule 8hall be es follows:
(a) Segment one shall consist of 9:00 a,m, on December 24th until
4:00 p,m, Christmas Day,
(b) The second segmentshllll be from 4:00 p,m, Chrl.tma8 Day
until 7:00 p,m, December 28lh,
(c) The third segment shall be from 7:00 p,m. December 281h until
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For 1999, the mother shall have ..gment one and three and the fether shall
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mother .egment two. This sohedule shall alternate each year,
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(4) The Plrent. .hlllllternlte the tollowlng holldlY' with Shine to be
return.d to .chool the ne)(t d.y by the parent hiving the child on th.t holldlY, Mlrtln
Luther King DIY, Pr"ldent'. DIY, Memorlll DIY, July 41h, Llbor D.y, For 2000, the
t8ther .hlll hive Mertln Luther King DIY,
(5) Shine .hall .Iw.y. .pend every Moth.r'. Day with hi. mother and every
Flther'. Day with hie tather,
(6) The tither .hlll provide the tren.portltlon required by thl. order,
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For Plaintiff
M8rk D, Schwartz, E.qulrtt
For Defendant
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Petitioner
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AND NOW, this -J.-.-- dllY of. , 2000, upon consideration of the
atlllchecJ 'tition, It is herchy directed thllt the p rties and the~lejspecti\IC counJel appear
hefore_. ~ {J~__Esquire, the concililltor, at..!L: \...; .('1
,_ ~ , onlhc ~ dllY of..1....L.....- , 2000 lit . 0 ,f/.M,
for a I)re-Hearing Custody Conference, At such conference, un ett'llrt will be made to resolve the
issues in dispute; or if this cllnnot he IIccomplished, to dellne and nam>w the issues to be heard
by the Court and to entcr into a temporary order, All children age live or older may also be
present lit the conlilrence, Failure to IIppear II.tthis conference may provide llrounds lor entry of
a temporary or penn anent order,
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HAVE A LAWVER OR CANNOT At'FORI) ONt:, GO TO OR TEl.EPHONt: TilE Of'F1CE SET
t'ORTJI BEl.OW TO FIND OUT Wm:RE VOU CAN GET LEGAL ml,p,
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plellse conlllclour ot'llcc, AlIlIrrllnllclllclltK mUKI be mooc 1111111181 72 hllurH "rlllr IIIIUl)' hUllrllltl
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I:uslody ofthe child or I:hlims h) hllw clI~tudy l)r VisitllltOIl rlllhls wllh rl:~pecl h) Ihl: child,
7, Elich pllrl:lIl whose pllrl:lIlul rlllhls 10 the child hllw 1101 h~'IIlI lerminlltl:d IIl1d Ihe
persons who hilS physiclIll:uSludy III' Ihe child hllw heelllllllll~'41l1s pllrtll:s 10lhls nctloll,
/I, The hcst hlll:rCSIS ulld pCnllllllellt wel"ure uf Ihe child will he serwd hy Ilrlllltllllllhe
r~llefrequested by virtue ufthe thlh)wlllll:
Petitioner hM recently lliwlI hlrth tu 1I110lher child IInd hUH thll SUlIIlIIl:r mOllths oil' of'
work IInd wuuld Ukl: to keep Shllne Kr:efer llurlllll the duy un Ihe dll)'s when Ihe fllther has
custody of the child IIlld the lillher Is III work,
WHEREFORE, I'etithlller rl.'ljuesls Ihe ('uurt h) 1II\lllif)' the current cuslorly order
liS 1Iloresllld,
Respeellully submlll.d.
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PLAINTIFF
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
DEFENDANT
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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: 94.1321 CIVIL
QB.OIR OF COURT
'1."1--day of August, 1999, following 8 hearing on
AND NOW, this
the merit., IT IS ORDERED:
(1) All prior orders In this oustody case are "aoated,
(2) Ricky Lee Keefer end Michele Lee Keefer shall have .hared legal cu.tody
of Shane Keefer, born August 30, 1991,
(3) The mother shall have primary physical oustody of Shane,
(4) The father shall have temporary physloal oustody of Shane on the
following .ohedule:
(a) During the sohool year:
(I) every other weekend from after school on Friday until the
beginning of school on Monday;
. (II) on the following Monday from after sohool until 7:30 p,m,
(b) During the summer sohool "aoatlon period for one four.week
consecutive pBrlod and another thrBe-week consecutive period to
be separated by not less than a two-week period In which Shane
.., .hall be with his mother who shall also have the remainder of the
summer, This schedule Bhall be set by the parents not later then
June 1 each year,
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RICKY LEE KEEFER,
PLAINTIFF
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
DEFENDANT
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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AND NOW, this
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: 94.1321 CIVIL
ORDER OF ~OURT
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(1) Paragraph 5, 6 and 7 of the oustody order of August 27, 1999, are
vacated and replaced with this order, All other provisions of the order of August 27,
1999, .hall ,,,main in full foroe and eHeot.
(2) At Thanksgiving, the mother shall have Shane each Thanksgiving Day,
The father shall have him the following Friday morning from 9:00 a.m, unlllthe
beginning of sohoolthe next Monday or If Monday is a holiday the beginning of school
the next Tuesday,
(3) A Christmas schedule shall be as follows:
(a) Segment one shall oonslst of 9:00 a.m, on December 241h until
4:00 p,m, Christmas Day,
(b) The seoond segment shall be from 4:00 p,m, Christmas Day
until 7:00 p,m, December 28th,
(0) The third segment, shall be from 7:00 p,m, December 28th until
Shane goes back to sohool,
For 1999, the mother shall have segment one and three and the father shall
have legment two. In 2000, the father shall have segment one and three and the
mother legment two, This schedule shall alternate eaoh year,
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MICHELE L. BROOKES,
PlIlltlon.r
RICKY LEE KEEFER,
R..pond,nt
PETITION FOR SPECIAL REUEF
SEEKING MOI)'FICATlON OF CUSTODY
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NOW comes the petitioner, Michele L. Brookes, by her allomeys, Irwin, McKniaht &
Hushes, Esquires, and presents this petition for Special Relief Seeking custody of the minor
child, Shane Vincent Keefer, representing 11II follows:
1. Petitioner is Michele L. Brookes. IIn adult individual residing lit 26 Hidden Noll Road,
Carlisle. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
2. '1espllndentis Ricky Lee Keeler, an adult individual residing at 90 East Mal!l Street,
Walnut Bollom, Cumberland County. Pennsylvania,
3. The parties are the natural parents of the child.
4. Petitioner seeks to modify the present custody order in effect for these parties and
their minor child, Shlllle Keefer, IIBe eight (8) years, born August 30, 1991, who currently resides
with the Petitioner.
5. Thll presllnt custody arrllnllemcnt is documented by Orders of this Court dated
DlIccmber 21, 1999 and Auaust 27, 1999, copies of which are lI11ached hereto and mllde II pllrt
horeofas Exhibit "A".
6, Petitioner does not know of a person not II party to this procel!dlng who has physical
custody of the child or clllims to hllve custody or visitation rights with respect to the child.
7. Each pllrent whose parental rllihtN to the child hllYe not been terrninllted and the
persons who hilS physical custody of the child hllve heen nllllted lIS parties to this action.
8. The best interests Illld pemlanent welfare of the child wlll be served by grllllting the
relief requested by virtue of the toilowlng:
Petitioner hilS recl!ntly given birth to IInother child and has thl! summer months oil' of
work for mlltemlty leave. She desin:s to keep Shane Keeter during the day on the days when the
father has custody of the child Illld the father Is at work.
9. Respondent has expressed individually and through his counselthr.t they will not
accommodate the Petitioner's request.
10. Petitioner llIed a Petition for Modltkation of Custody on April 28, 2000, and hIlS
been grllllted a conciliation date In August of 2000 with Dawn Sunday, Esquire.
II. Petitioner is only seeking a temporary chanal! for the summer 2000 schedule.
12. The opportunity tor a change in the summer of 2000 will be lost if Petitioner has
to walt until August 2000 for thl! conciliation.
13. Petitioner tlstilllBtes II hearlnll time of lesathllll VI hour to present her Petition.
WIIEREFORE, Petitioner, Mlehele L. Brookes requests Iln expvdited hellrinll with this
Honorable Court for presentation of her Petition reiarding the upcominll summer custody
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RICKY LEE KEEFER,
PLAINTIFF
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
DEFENDANT
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: 94-1321 CIVIL
gaOER QF COl.l.BI
~'1-_day of Augu.t, 1999. following a hearing on
AND NOW, this
the merltl, IT 18 ORDERED:
(1) All prior orders In this custody case are vacated.
(2) Ricky Lee Keefer and Michele Lee Keefer shall have shared legal custody
of Shane Keefer, born August 30, 1991.
(3) The mother shall have primary physical custody of Shane.
(4) The father shall have temporary physical custody of Shane on the
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(a) During the school year:
(I) every other weekend from after school on Friday until the
beginning of schocl on Monday;
(II) on the following Monday from after school until 7:30 p.m.
(b) During the summer school vacation period for one four-week
consecutive period and another three-week consecutive period to
be separated by not less than a two-week period In which Shane
shall be with his mother who shall also have the remainder of the
summer. This schedule shall be set by the parents not later than
June 1 each year.
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(5) At Thanksgiving thlt mother shall have Shane each Thanklglvlng Day.
The fath.r Ihall have him th. following Friday morning from 9:00 a.m. until the
beginning of Ichoolthe next Monday.
(6) At Chrlltmalthe parents ahall work out a schedule for Chrhatmal Day
and th. Chrlltmes vacation period that generally equalizes their time with Shane.
(7) The parents shall work out a Ichedule for the other holidaYI.
Samuul W. Milke., Esquire
For the father
Rebecca R. HUghes, Esquire
For the mother
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PLAINTIFF
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MICHELE LEE KEEFER,
DEFENOANT
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; CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
AND NOW, thla
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; 94.1321 CIVIL
QlmIR OF coUtU
'2.\)""" ~dlY of December, 1999,11 IS ORDERED:
(1) Paragraph 5, 6 and 7 of the custody order of August 27,1999, are
vacated and replaced with thla order. All other provisions of the order of AugUllt 27,
1999, IIhall remain In full force and effect.
(2) At Thanksgiving, tho mother shall have Shane each Thanksgiving Day.
The father ehall havo him the following Friday morning from 9:00 a.m. until the
beginning of school the next Monday or If Monday Is a holiday the beginning of school
the next Tuesday.
(3) A Christmas echedule ehlll be as follows:
(a) Segment one shall consist of 9:00 a.m. on December 24th until
4;00 p.m. Christmas Day.
(b) The second segment shall be from 4;00 p.m. Chrlatmas Day
until 7;00 p.m. December 281h.
(c) The third segment shall be from 7:00 p.m. December 28th until
Shane goes back to school.
For 1999, the mother shall have segment one and throe and the father Ihall
have legment two. In 2000, the father shall have segment one and three and the
mother legment two. This schedule shall alternate each year.
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returned to Bchoolthe next dSy by the psren! having th., child on thet holldsy. Mlrtln
Luther King Day, President's Dsy, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day. For 2000. the
father Bhall have Martin Luther King Day.
(5) Shane shall always spend every Mother's Dsy with his mother Ind every
Father', Day with his father.
(6) The father ,hall provide the transportation required by thl, order.
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Samuel W. MllkeB, Esquire
For Plelntlff
Mark D. Schwartz, Esquire
For Defendant
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RICKV LEE KEEFER,
Rtlpond,nt
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Mark D. Schwartz, do hereby certifY that I am this day servinll a true and <,orrect copy
of the foresolns document upon the person,lllld in the 1lI1lllner Indicated below, which .ervlce
satisflesthe requirements of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, by depositing the same
with the United States Post Otllce In Carlisle, Pennsylvllllill, Ilostage prepllid, certitled, restricted
delivery, Illld addressed 11II tollows:
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JACOBSEN & MllKES
52 ElISt Hiah Street
Carlisle, P A 17013
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717.249.2353
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1'1, Both PotitiOIlM IIMM01't, in M\Il11Il\lU'Y, thllt Mothol' hlllll'ocontly given bh'th to
u child ullIl hOCIIUHU Mho WIll ho off d\ll'illll tho 8ul11mOl' lUllnthM for
mutol'nity IOIlVO, Mho dOMll'OM to kl!oJl 8hllnu on thl! dllYM wholl ~'lIthol' hUll
cUlltody of tho child II1\(1 ho iM lit WllI'k. Sho MtutOM thut Mhe ill Moekin" thiM
chunilo ollly fOl' tho 8\1mmOl' of ~.woo,
(I, ~'llthol' und hiM wlfo Hohlli!! hllVO Iu'mnl(ed tholl' 8ummol' wcwk MchodulollllO
thut lit IIl1timoM, oithol' ho 01' hiM wifo will 110 lit homo to CIll'O fOl' Shllno,
Thol'O iM no wOI'k Hchod\llu conlllct nocoMHillltinK Mothol"M Involvement in
clIl'inl( fOl' SlulIlo dUl'in!!, POl'iOdM ~'lIthUl' 1M to hllvo cUKtody,
7, AK tOMtifiod to lit tho AUl{\IMt hl!lu'inll, Fllthl!l' lOIlVOII his homo lit 5:30 lI,m,
Imd rl!tul'nM honll! by :1::10 p,m,
Il, 8hllno dOOM not Wilko up dUl'inl!' tho Suntmol' months untilllPP1'oxintlltoly
B:30 11.111.
Il, Mother'/,! l'oqUOKt WO\llcll'oqull'o thllt ShllllO Wilko UJl wry ollrly IInd thllt ho
he l'ontovod fl'om Fllthol"K hontl! dUl'in!!' tinteH intondod fOl' Shllno to ho in
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10, Tho Jllu'tloll livo ollu.hlllf houl' 1I1l/U't fl'om 1!IlCh othol', dt'ivin!!, tl1M,
11. Rohbio, 1"lIthm"1I wifo, will Ill! homo with Shllnu to Clll'l! fol' him until Fllthol'
l'eturnM homo,
1:1, Mothol' Mtlltl!M in hol' Pl\t\tiol\ thlll IIn AU!!'UKt conclliutlon confol'ollCo hilS
\won schod\llod but this hllK now heun l'ol:lchodu1ud to July n, :1000,
13, At the A\I!!,\Il1t won hOlll'lnl{, Mothol' kllOW IIhl! WIIS pl'ognllnt IInd Kho
tOlltllil!d thut it Willi hul' Intuntion to tllko un l!xtcnslVlJ 1cllvo of IIbsonco
lIpon thl! hll'th of hol' child (counKul'lI l'l!colloction ill thllt Mho tostlfiod sho
Intonded to tllk!! lIon!!'Yl!1I1' ICllvo),
14, Agllln lit till! Docl!ml)!!1' lOnn hl!1I1'inK, Mothol' knl!w sho WIIS pl'oKnllllt IInd
duo to dollvol'lwl' child hlllill'o thl) 8UIIIIIIUI' hut Hho fuilud tlJ ruillo thiM IMMUO,
IIVUII thoulolh tho Huhjucl mlltllll' of tho Uoculllhol' hOUl'illlol hud to do with
huliduy, VlIl!IItiOIl Ulld HUII\II\OI' HchulIuluH,
1~, At thu AUloluHt won hOUI'hllC, Mothul' tOHtitlod thut tho tfflllHltiollM of
oxchuIIl{IHI oC I:UH!ody WOI'O \'UI'y dillkult, oHpociully bucuullo of tho ch)~')
Imlld hotwuolI tho Fnthul' ulld 8hullo, cllullinll ((I'OUt tI'flUIIIU, IIlId IIUIIIO
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1(1, 'I'hollo l1'uIIHitlonH cOlltinuo to IlIlulliRnificullt iHHuo COI'Shullo.
17, It ill boliovod thut tho COUI'l cOIIHidol'od thoHI! l.a'uIIHltlOlltl to ho U IIlllnificullt
conCOl'1I IIl1d Hl1'Uctlll'ud tho CUHlody OI'UOI' HO UH to lIIilllmi~o thollo
tl'unHitiouu1 I!xchuul(oH, FOI' I!xUllIplo, tho CUUI'l olimillutod 11011I0 of tho
wookull(htH with Futhol' hut I!nlm'l(l!d hlH WOOkl!lldll to oxtond thl'ough
MOllduy 1I\00'uiu((H, hllviul( UII oVI!I'ull offoct of Cowor tl'unsitiunll but loss
llntl! Suuo iH with Futhol' dUI'lul( thl! IIchool yom',
Hi. Mothl!l"H l'I!qUOHt fOl' l'o\ioC will Cl'l!nto ntnuy oxchuul!'l!s of clIHtOUY which will
I!ll'oct Ul!'fOUt hnl'uHhip on thl! child, Shmll!,
1!l, AH tOHtifioll to ut tho AlIl!'UHt won hl!ul'inl!', Futh.ol' hus beou und Is still
uvulI:lbll! 011 u dflily hnHiH to CfII'O fOf Shullo nftol' Shuno finishos tho school
duy und until Mothol' cUlI\p1l!tl!l1 hl!l' duily wOl'kuuy, 'I'hlll would uvoid ,tho
noou fur thl! "Childtiuw" Uftol'CIU'1! II1'Uj.lI'1U1l nt Hchool betweon thl! tlllle the
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child fiulllhoH hill !Ichuol duy lIud tho tilllO Mothol' hUll beon uh11! to pick up
hel' chilli. 'l'hiH fII'I'llnl(On\ellt hUll UlWllYII hOlln I'ellllltod by Mothol' und tho
COlll't dotol'lniul!d nut to ullow tho child to ho lu Futher'lI CUfe durillg this
tilllufrulI\u, which UlllUUI!tU(llo UPPI'OXillllltoly two hOUI'H pOI' dny,
:W, FnthOl' UHHel'tH tllIlt thl' HnlllU I'en!luninj.l which l'ollu1tod In U donlol of
Futhuf'!1 1'l!qllUHt thnt ho Ill! ullowl!d to core for Shllno while Mothol' wallU!
wOl'k Hhould ho untployod to dl!ny 0 liku I'uquo!lt of Mothor, ollpociolly
CllllNldol'inll thllt 1.'lIthol' Kuull'ht tu uvuid th(\ 1I00d tll plllco ShllllO In u
childcuro Kottllll(, Whlll'OIlK Mothlll' HookH to l'lllllOVO tho child t'l'Ull\ ~'UthOI/N
hulUo, whilo in tho CUI'O uf 1.'uthol,'H willi,
:n, Pllllntiff rOllJloctfulIy HUIUIOHhl thul thOI'l.lliot' Houl(ht by Mothol' iN not In tho
t'ol'm of "OmOl'1l0ncy l'oliol" Ul'II1'Oll1'i1lto for u Potillol1 for Spoc\ul Roliof,
~~, 1~lIthol' fm'thol' KUlllloHtH thllt whothol' In tho fOl'1Il of u Potillon fOl' Sllec\al
Roliof Ill' II Potitiol1 fill' Mudlficutirlll of CUlltody, tho l'oliot'lll not IIPP1'Opl'iute
hllCUUHO:
11, Shllno will bo in lho CU1'O 01' hill futhol' 01' Stllpmothol', not a daycul'o
11I'ovldor, dUl'inll tho Su ll\ 1\101' of ~ooo und thol'oforo tho relief
l'equeHtod by Muthol' iH unnOCOIlHU1'y,
b, 1'ho fl'oquollt OXcllllllJ.(OH of cUHtudy l'l'QUOlltod by Mothor will CUU80
lIluny l1'ullHitionK of tho child fl'oll\ f.'uthol' to Mothel' und buck ut(uln,
nou1'1y ulwuYH lit 10uIlt two within tho 1l1Ill\0 duy, and tho partios huvo
both Uh'OIHly tOlltililld that thill iH lIot u pOllltivo occurronco fOl'
Shnno'llllako,
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c, Shuno would have to wako up lit IIn unulluully oal'ly hOU1' fill'
Mothol"1l l'oqUOllt to bo IIccOll\ll\odutod and ovon If tho tlmo wore
Intor, ho would ho I'ol\lovod t'roll\ FuthOl"Il hOl\lo lit tlll\OIl Futhor III to
huvo cUlltody,
d, Tho ISlluo now 1'lIlllod hy Mothol' hUll al1'oady beon considol'od
spoc\fically hy tho Court In tOlllllUony prosontod ut tho August lOOO
hOIIl'illl(. whon Muthlll' tllllllflod Ilbout hor prollnllncy and 10avo pluns
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anlt thoro WUIl IIl(nin IIn oppurtunity to ru180 this iHSUO ut tho
I)ocol\\bol' WOO hOlll'inl(,
0, Nil HIll\ilIII' I'oliof hnK OVOI' hoon I(l'nntlld, ullowlnll ~'lIthor to hnvo
cUlltody of ShllllO dm'lnl( tllnoll that Mothl'l' ill unuvllilnhlo to CI\1'O for
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Shllno, duo tll wllI'k Mc1wdulo 01' IIthol' conl1ictll, Ilnd MilUM' hllH nOVOl'
hoon wilIiul( to 1lll'I'110 tll Much IIU lIl'I'IIIIIl'Omout. Iu fllct, Hho hold otI
mllkiulol thiM l'OlluOHt ulltil tho HChllOi YOIll' Willi nOlldy OVOI' Ilnd tho
ollllOl't\mity fOl' Fllthlll' to CIII'U fOl' Shlluo would not Ilrhll) IIloluin until
tho ~'1I11.
23, 1.'llthol' hilt! limltod fillll Ucill I l'OMOUl'COt:l lIud tho nocoHHity of incuning
IHlditillUlllllttUl'UOY loot! lIud Ill' hiH miHMlull' IIddltiolllll wOI'k to dofolld thoHo POtllilll1l1
crolltuH II 1Hll'dHhill on him,
WHEIU<:FOlU:, fOl' tho IIbovo l'OIlHOllH, Pllllutiff l'OHlloctfully l'oqUOlltH of this
Houol'llhlo COUI'l thllt it diHmiHH tho Potitiou fIll' Spoc\1I1 Itoliof IInd tho Polition fOl'
Modlliclltlon of CUHtody, liIod by Mllthl!l' in thiH nctlou,
OlltO: c:::;\> '\l.C'
Hl1t!Ill!ctfully Ilubmiuod,
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,/ BY: Satiluel W, MllkoR, Esq,
JACOBSEN & MIl.KES
11:.! E, High Sll'oet
CI\l'liHlo, PA 17013
(717) :.!4!l.(I4:.!7
Auol'l\oy No, 30130
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VEItIFiCA'l'ION
I heroby veritY thnt tho HtlltomontH nllHio in tho fOl'ogolng Motion IIro true nnd
COI'I'oct, I uudel'lltllnd thllt t'IIIHo HtlltomontH hOl'oln 111'0 II\lIdo HubJoct to tho ponllllies,
of 111 PII,C,S, SllCtioll 4H04, I'ollltinu to \lIlHWOI'n fll1Riflclltlon to lIuthlll'lt\eH,
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