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The Present Tense Problem
A Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling determined that grandparents lack custody standing if no parental custody case is currently open, even after years of a consented relationship. This decision, stemming from the McGuire case, emphasizes the…
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The Averaging Problem: When Fifty Percent Custody Counts as Zero
August 12, 2026
The Pennsylvania Superior Court case Mosher v. Mosher illustrates complexities in child support calculations when one parent shares custody 50% of the time with one child and none with another. The decision applies an averaging formula that can obscure…