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LISA M. ATTINGER,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 96 ~380 CIVIL 49% T..aM...J
v.
KENNETH R. HERMAN, JR.,
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTODY
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, upon consideration of the attached Complaint, it
is hereby direc ed that the parties and their respective counsel,
apJlear before I I ESt; . , the Conciliator, on the
rt.'1i h. day of , 199 at I P ,m., at the
<IlurnnDT'" ~nd Cnl1nrv "nl1..-thQU3C, CourthOtl.31;O 5nuare, t::arll.t:ll'e,B~ ~'IM~'''I~.
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Pennsylvania, for a Pre-Hearing Custody Conference. At such .
conference, an effort will be made to resolve the issues in
dispute; or if this cannot be accomplished, to define and narrow
the issues to be heard by the Court, an~~~~~r.nter into a Temporary
Order. All children age five or older stwa-'l also be present at the
conference. Failure to appear at the conference may provide
grounds for the entry of a temporary or permanent Order.
For the Court,
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YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF
YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR
TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE
YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
Dated:
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COURT ADMINISTRATOR
Cumberland County Court House
4th Floor
1 Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013-3387
(717) 240-6200
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LISA M. ATTINGER,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v.
NO.
CIVIL 1996
KENNETH R. HERMAN, JR.,
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTODY
NOTICE TO DEFEND AND CLAIM RIGHTS
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YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend
against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take
action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are
served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney
and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to
the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail
to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be
entered against you by the Court without further notice for any
money ~laimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief
requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or
other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF
YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE
THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL
HELP.
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
Cumberland County Court House
4th Floor
Carlisle, PA 17013-3387
(717) 240-6200
LISA M. ATTINGER,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v.
: NO.
CIVIL 1996
KENNETH R. HERMAN, JR.,
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTODY
COMPLAINT FOR CHILD CUSTODY
AND NOW comes the Plaintiff, Lisa M. Attinger, by and
through her attorney, Mark T. Silliker, and respectfully requests
this Honorable Court award her custody of the subject minor
children, and in support thereto, avers the following:
1. Plaintiff is Lisa M, Attinger, an adult individual
residing at 52 R. Winter Lane, Enola, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, 17025.
2. Defendant is Kenneth R. Herman, Jr., an adult
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individual residing at R.D. 3, Box 142, Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pennsylvania, 17801.
3, The subject minor child is Alyssa M, Attinger, born
February 14, 1991.
4. The relationship of the Plaintiff to the subject
minor childr__ is that of natural mother.
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5. The relationship of the Defendant to the subject
minor child... is that of natural father.
6. The minor child has resided at the following
addresses, in the custody of the following individuals:
a) From the birth, until April, 1991, - the subject
child resided with Plaintiff and the maternal grandmother at R.D.1,
Box 1239, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17830.
b) From April, 1991, until November, 1992, - the
subject child resided with Plaintiff at P.O. Box 16, Dalmatia,
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
c) From November, 1992, until April, 1994, - the
subject child resided with Plaintiff and Plaintiff's fiance, Mark
R. Williams, at R.D. 3, Box 99, Sunbury, Northumberland County,
Pennsylvania, 17801.
d) From April, 1994, until April, 1995, - the
subject child resided with Plaintiff at 52 R Winter Lane, Enola,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17025,
e) From April, 1995, until August, 1995, - the
subject child resided with Plaintiff and Plaintiff's fiance,
William J. Weed, at 52 R Winter Lane, Enola, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, 17025.
f) From August, 1995, until the present - the
subject child has resided with Plaintiff at 52 R Winter Lane,
Enola, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17025.
7. There has been a prior action for custody of the
subject minor child.
This case was previously heard in
Northumberland County, as a res'Jl t of which Plaintiff was given
physical custody of subject minor child, subject to visitation
rights of the Defendant. The Order is attached hereto and marked
as Exhibit "A".
B. The Plaintiff is not aware of the existence of any
other individuals who have any type of claim whatsoever regarding
the custody of the subject minor child....
9. The Plaintiff believes, and therefore avers that
she is much better able to meet the needs of the subject minor
child than the Defendant.
10. The subject minor child is experiencing emotional
difficulties as a result of the problems that exist between the
parties and therefore we would like the Court to direct that the
parties attend counselling, as well as make other appropriate
modifications to the Custody Order.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests this Honorable Court award
her custody of the subject minor child.
Date:
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Mark T. Silliker, Esquire
204 state street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 233-1000
I.D. No.: 33671
Attorney for Plaintiff
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I, Lisa M. Attinger, hereby certify that the aforegoing
is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and
belief. I understand that false statements herein are made
subject to the penalties of 19 Pa. C.S. 4904 relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities.
Dated: /-/0 -90
EXHIBIT "A"
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IN 'THE COURT OF CO""ON PLEAS
OF' NORTHUI1BERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
KENNETH R. HERhAN, JR.,
PlaintUf
CY 94-634
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LISA H. ATTINGER,
Oehondant
CUSTODY
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AND NOW, this 9th day of December, 1994, no exceptions having
been file.d to the propo...,d Order of Court datEld November 17, 1994
regarding the Recommendation of the Cuetody HeBl'ing Officer, the
recommendetions are accepted and approved and are incorporated by
re!Elrenc~ ~~ th~ F~nal Order of Court,
The Clerk of Court shall notify the partieD hereto of the entry
of the Order In accordance ~ith th~ law.
BY THE COURT.
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Eugene Droslus, EDq., Hearing
William Wiest, Esq.
Robert Slivlnoki, Esq.
Plaintiff
Defendant
Court
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IN THB COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF NOR11WMBBRLAND COUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION . LAW
KENNETH R. HERMAN, JR.,
PLAINTIFF
CV . 94 - 634
vs
CUSTODY
LISA M. A'ITINGER,
DEFENDANT
PROPOSED ORDER
AND NOW, this ~ day of ---11...."e.m~",.. , 1994,
upon consideration of the Custody Hearing Officers Report Recommendation and
Order in accord therewith Is herewith proposed,
This Order shall be entered as a Final Order unless exceptions
thereto are filed by either party within ten (10) days after the effective date hereof.
Effective Date:--?J //),uJ'7YJkJ i; /CJrf
BY THE COURT:
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA
ClVo.. ACTION . LAW
KENNETH R. lIERMAN, JR.,
PLAINTIFF
vs
CV . 94 - 634
CUSTODY
LISA M, A'ITINOER.
DEFENDANT
REPORT
Pursuant to the Court's order a conference was held on September 19,1994
10:30 A,M. in the Fifth Floor Hearing Room of the Northumberland County Human
Services Building at which time and piace Mother appeared with her counsel, Wm,
Harvey Wiest. Father appeared with his counsel, Robert H, Slivinski,
The parties are the parents of Alissa M, Allinger born, February 14, 1991.
Father filed a Complaint in this case requesting joint legal custody and
reasonable partial custody of the child,
RECOMMENDA TION
Mother and Father shall share legal custody of the child [the legal right to
make major decisions affecting the best interest of the child, including but not limited
to. medical. religious and educational decisions].
Mother shall have physical custody of the child [the actual physical possession
and control of the child],
Father shall have partial custody of the child [the right to take possession of the
child away from the custodial parent for a certain period of time) as follows:
1. Every other weekend from 10:00 AM. on Saturday to 7:00 P.M. on
Sunday beginning effective September 24, 1994.
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2. Two nOIl.cons~utlve weeks each year commensurate with Father's
vacation, with three weeks notice In advance to Mother.
3, At such other times as the parties from time to time aaree.
Father shall have partial custody and Mother shall have physical custody for
one half of each of the holidays of New Year. Baster, Memorial Day,luly 4th, Labor
Day. Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Father shall have partial custody on Father's Day from 10:00 A,M. to 7:00 P.M.
and Mother shall have physical custody on Mother's Day from 10:00 A,M, to
7:00 P,M,
TIle foregoing holiday and special day schedules shall supersede and take
precedence over the regular physical custody and partial custody times and schedules,
Transportation of the child by any person shall be in a vehicle which Is in
good running condition. currently inspected, registered and insured, and driven in a
safe manner by a responsible driver with a current valid driver's license. A car
seat must be used when required by law,
Each parent shall provide his or her address and telephone number to the
other, and in the event of any change shall notify the other within seven (7) days.
Mother and Father shall have reasonable telephone calling privileges to and
with each other in legitimate mailers concerning the child, and reasonable
telephone calling privileges to and with the child when the child is in the custody
or partial custody of the other. but she/he shall not call after 8:00 P.M. except in
ca.~e of emergency.
The parent having the custody or partial custody of the child shall allow the
child reasonable telephone calling privileges to and with the other parent, but not ·
after 8:00 P,M,
Each parent shall be entitled to receive from the other parent. and the other
parent shall premptly provide without request, full and complete Infonnatlon
concerning the child's health, education and welfare, including infonnation from
any doctor, dentist, teacher, school, church, babysitter. child care provider, scouting
organization, or any other organization, institution or authority, and copies of all
reports and documents inCluding but not limited to birth records, medical and
dental reports, and school records and Information (report cards, progress reports,
disciplinary reports, schedules of activities and extra-curricular activities, etc.), and
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infonnatlon concerning any out of school activities or functions. U the Information
concerns dates, times and places of coming events, it shal1 be provided
immediately to the other parent so that the other parent will have the opportunity
to attend or participate. The parent receiving the Information from the other parent
shall be responsible for the costs of obtaining it, including copy costs.
Neither parent shall alienate or attempt to alienate. nor allow others to
alienate or attempt to alienate, the affection of the child for the other parent. Each
parent shall exert evrry reasonable effort to foster a feeling of affection between
me child and the other parent.
November 7. 1994
pc: Wm, Harvey Wiest. Esquire
Robert H, SlIvinsld, Esquire
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IN THE COURT OF ro1MON PLEAS OF
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NO. 96-380
CIVIL TERM
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KENNETH R. HERMAN, JR., : CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Defendant sf;;;' OF: ~ CUf:trODY
AND rot, this / ~ day of
upon consideration of ..~ attached Custody
ordered and directed as follows:
, 1996,
Report, it is
l. The parties shall attend the four hour Seminar for Separating
Parents conducted in DaUphin County and shall encourage the maternal and
paternal grandparents to attend the seminar as well. Each party shall pay
his or her own seminar costs. In addition, the parties shall participate in
a minimum of eight (8) sessions of counseling to be conducted by a
prOfessional counselor selected by the parties and their counsel. The
parties shall schedule the first counseling session to be held within thirty
(30) days of the date of the Custody Conciliation Conference. The purpose
of the counseling shall be to assist the parties in developing and
maintaining communication skil1s necessary to cooperate effectively in
raising their minor Child. The parties shall share all unreimbursed
counseling costs.
2. The Mother, Lisa M. Attinger, and the Father, Kenneth R. Herman,
Jr., shall have shared legal custody of Alyssa M. Attinger, born February
14, 1991. Sharing legal custody requires that the parties consult with each
other in making major decisions affecting the best interests of the Child,
including, but not limited to all major medical, religious and educational
decisions.
3. The Mother shall have primary physical custody of the Child.
4. The Father shall have partial physical custody of the Child on
alternating weekends from Saturday at 9:00 a.m. until Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
The Father shall return the Child to the Mother's custody at 8:00 p.m. on
Sunday evenings when there is no school on the Monday following the Father's
period of weekend custody.
5. The parties shall alternate or share custody of the Child on
holidays as follows:
A. Christmas: The Father shall have custody of the Child in
every year from Christmas Eve morning at 9:00 a.m. until
Christmas Eve at 11:00 p.m. The Mother shall have custody of
the Child every year from Christmas Eve at 11:00 p.m. through
Christmas Day. The remainder of the school Christmas vacation
shall be shared equally by the parties as arranged by mutual
agreement.
B. New Years: The Father shall have custody of the Child in even
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numbered years from New Years Eve at 9:00 a.m. until New Years
Day at 7:00 p.m. The Mother shall have custody of the Child
on the same schedule in odd numbered years.
C. Easter: The Mother shall have custody of the Child on Easter
weekend in even numbered years and the Father shall have
custody of the Child on Easter weekend in odd numbered years.
The exchange time for custody on Easter weekend shall be the
same as the regular weekend schedule. The parties agree that
both parties shall insure that the Child attends church on
Easter Sunday in every year.
D. Memorial Day/Labor Day: The party who otherwise has custody
of the Child on the weekends preceding Memorial Day and Labor
Day shall also have custody of the Child on the Monday
holiday. When the Father has custody of the Child on Memorial
and Labor Day weekends, he shall return the Child to the
Mother's custody at 7:00 p.m. on the holiday.
E. July 4th: The Father shall have custody of the Child on July
4th in even numbered years from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and
the Mother shall have custody of the Child on the same
schedule in odd numbered years.
F. Thanksgiving: The Father shall have custody of the Child in
even numbered years on Thanksgiving Day from 9:00 a.m. until
8:00 p.m. and the Mother shall have custody of the Child on
Thanksgiving in odd numbered years. In years when the Father
has custody of the Child on a Thanksgiving Day illlllediately
preceding the Father's regularly scheduled weekend custody,
the Father shall have custody of the Child from Thanksgiving
Day at 9:00 a.m. until the following Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
G. Mother's Day/Father's Day: The Mother shall have custody of
the Child in every year on Mother's Day from 9:00 a.m. until
7:00 p.m. The Father shall have custody of the Child in every
year on Father's Day from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
H. Child's birthday: Each party shall have an opportunity to
have a period of extended custody with the Child as close to
the Child's birthday as possible in every year.
6. The Father shall have custody of the Child for two non-consecutive
weeks during each summer vacation which shall be scheduled to begin on the
Father's regular periodS of weekend custody beginning on Saturday at 9:00
a.m. and ending the following Sunday at 8:00 p.m. The Father shall provide
three (3) weeks advance notice to the Mother to schedule these periods of
summer vacation custody.
7. The parties shall cooperate in exchanging information concerning
the Child's medical bills, medical coverage and other matters related to the
Child's health, education and general welfare.
8. All exchanges of custody under this Order shall take place at
either the Child's residence or the maternal grandmother's residence as the
circumstances require.
9. The Father shall provide all transportation for exchanges of
custody under this Order.
lO. This Order is entered pursuant to an agreement of the parties at a
Custody Conciliation Conference. The parties may modify the terms of this
Order by mutual agreement. In the absence of mutual agreement, the
provisions of this Order shall control.
BY THE COURT,
cc: Barbara Ann Reed, Esquire
Mark Silliker, Esquire
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Plaintiff . CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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vs. . NO. 96-380 CIVIL TERM
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KENNETH R. HERMAN, JR., . CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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Defendant . IN CUSTODY
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aJSTOOY cn.cILIATIW SlMIARY REPOOT
IN AOCXImANcB Hrm CDmBRLAND CXllm'Y RULE OP CIVIL PIll) ~ 'IJRB
1915.3-8, the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following report:
l. The relevant information pertaining to the Child who is the subject
of this litigation is as follows:
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Alyssa M. Attinger
BIRTHDATE
~LYINCUS~YOF
February l4, 1991
Plaintiff/Mother
2. A Conciliation Conference was held on March 20, 1996, with the
following individuals in attendance: The Mother, Lisa M. Attinger, with her
counsel, Mark T. Silliker, Esquire, and the Father, Kenneth R. Herman, Jr.,
with his counsel, Barbara Anne Reed, Esquire.
3. The parties agree to entry of an Order in the form as attached.
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Date' Dawn S. Sunday, Esquir
Custody Conciliator