Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Divorce Fault

The standard is best interest of the child.

Typically, unless a parent is unfit, joint legal custody is what the courts order.

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Re: Divorce Fault

It depends on your county. In one county it might be something that could be used against you and in another county it won't have any effect on the outcome.

Remember even though the standard for custody is best interests of the child generally what happens is after 10 minutes of one side saying how good they'll be the rest of their case will be trashing the other side. Not unlike a presidential campaign.

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{John}

Re: Divorce Fault

Fault in a Divorce case is not relevant to the issue of child custody. There is a 1959 case that you should make your attorney aware of called Urbani v. Bates. Although the law has changed since then as relating to a father's claim for custody, I think it is still good law as to the proposition that marital fault is not relevant to custody determinations.

However, that being said, I'm of the opinion that most family matters should be handled through mediation rather than litigation, especially custody.