Child Custody

Central Pennsylvania Child Custody Lawyer

Your child or children are the most important little people in your life. You want to do what is best for them. I want to help you. I have more than 15 years of experience helping families through these challenging situations. Let me put that experience to work for you.

E-mail me or call 717-724-2278 to discuss with me your child custody situation.

I am available to provide assistance in child custody and child support matters to people throughout Central Pennsylvania, including those in Carlisle, York, Hershey, Mechanicsburg, Harrisburg, New Bloomfield, Mifflintown and Lewistown.

I understand that emotions run high in these situations. Each parent is on edge, and they may personally attack each other. This leads to retaliation, and creates a cycle that ends up impacting upon the children more than anyone else. Even worse parents can use children as pawns in these horrible scenarios resulting in the child or children suffering even more. These difficult situations can be resolved without the time, expense, and stress of a trip to court. Most importantly they can be resolved without damaging your child or children.

Child custody mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution that puts the outcome of your case where it should be: in your hands. You are the parents, this is your child, and you understand your child and know what is in their best interests much better than a judge who hears about the situation for a few hours. At best, the judge will have only a basic understanding of you and your family. The judge's decision may not benefit anyone. Through mediation, you the parents of your child, can work to reach an amicable resolution and facilitate the development of lines of communication that you will come to rely upon as your children grow up. I know child development. I understand psychological behaviors, the hurt, anger and fear. I can assist you and the other parent of your child to recognize and cope with these very important issues in your life.

In a perfect world, all child custody disputes could be resolved through mediation. This is not a perfect world. When all the options have been considered and it is clear they will not work in your situation, we move to the next level. I am an experienced courtroom attorney who will stand up for your needs and those of your child. To speak with an experienced child custody attorney and mediator, contact me at 717-724-2278.