An individual trustee who is not a lawyer may not represent the trust in court. Delaware Valley Landscape Stone, Inc. v. RRQ, LLC, ___ A.3d ___, 2022 PA Super 173 (10/13/2022). … Continue reading
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The administrator of an estate, who was not the sole beneficiary of the estate, cannot bring an action for medical malpractice “pro se” and without a lawyer. Deree J. Norman, Administrator v. Temple University Health System, 208 A.3d 1115, 2019 … Continue reading
It was error for the Orphans’ Court to fail to grant a continuance to a parent to obtain counsel in a proceeding to terminate his parental rights when the parent failed to request counsel from the court but three of … Continue reading
The Supreme Court has held that 23 Pa.C.S. § 2313(a), which requires the appointment of counsel for children involved in contested involuntary termination of parental rights, is not satisfied by the appointment of a guardian ad litem who is also … Continue reading
It was not an abuse of discretion for the Orphans’ Court to deny father’s request for a continuance of a termination hearing in order to obtain counsel when father received adequate notice of the hearing and of his right to … Continue reading