CGA Law Firm is pleased to announce that Attorney Thomas O’Shea received the MidPenn Donald F. Smith, Jr., Pro Bono Award during the MidPenn Legal Services Access to Justice Reception. “Tom was chosen for this award, given his many years of support for MidPenn by serving on the Board in various positions and accepting cases as a pro bono volunteer, primarily in the Family law area, which are often some of the most difficult cases to place with volunteer attorneys,” Rhodia D. Thomas, executive director of MidPenn Legal Services, said. O’Shea has written and directed Bar Stools, a local comedic production with… read more »
Family Law Seminar: Divorce, Child Custody, and Support
Join us in-person for this Leadership Luncheon presented at the York County Economic Alliance. This seminar will provide a basic overview of Family Law topics, including divorce, child custody, and support. There will also be a review of different court procedures that parties go through when the parties cannot reach an agreement on these issues. Family Law Attorneys Richard Konkel and Tom O’Shea will be presenting this seminar. Richard has 25 years of Family Law experience and Tom has 30 years and is the Chair of the Family Law Department.Registration & Lunch at 11:45 a.m.Program begins at 12:00 p.m.Register now to… read more »
COVID and Child Custody
COVID-19 is not considered a reason to ignore the terms of the Pennsylvania child custody order. As a general rule, the Pennsylvania courts are requiring parents with a child custody order to follow the schedule set forth in the order despite concerns that a parent might have to the child traveling back and forth between two households. This is true even when the governor enters a stay-at-home order for non-essential activities. Governor Wolf’s first stay at home order went into effect on April 1, 2020. At that time, all Pennsylvanians were only allowed to leave their residences for essential activities. In addition to buying food… read more »
