Protection from Abuse Act PFA

b”Protection from Abuse Act (PFA)
You Should Expect the Worst.

You are in a bind the moment a temporary

PFA order is entered against you. A hearing

will be scheduled to determine whether the

PFA will be become permanent and the PFA

can last up to three years. At the hearing,

you will give testimony, which can be used

against you in the future in any capacity: a

custody dispute, divorce, criminal matter, or

even a civil case where you are suing for

money in a totally unrelated matter.

Get Help, Now.

We have seen too many people go into a PFA

hearing without counsel of their own present,

only to seriously regret their decisionto go

alone for several years into the future. An

adverse ruling in a PFA case can haunt you

for manyl years. First of all, the PFA can last

as long as three years. Plus, you will have a

criminal record, of sorts. This is not the time

to be your own lawyer, especially if the other

side is using this as a custody grab on an

excuse to kick you out of the primary

residence.

We Give You Options.

In each case, our attorneys try to negotiate

with the litigant or lawyer on the other side

of the case to bring about the most

reasonable resolution of every case. If that

does not work, we will prepare your case for

a hearing and make sure that you are

prepared to give testimony that will have the

best change of your succeeding on the PFA

and also do the least harm to you and your

interests long afer the PFA hearing takes

place.

Our Experience.

Attorney Todd W. Elliott obtained experience

with PFA orders right out of law school. He

worked for the courts and made the threshold

determination whether the court should grant

a temporary PFA (Protection from Abuse Act)

order pending a hearing. Since then, Attorney

Elliott has practiced law for over ten years,

handling dozens of PFA cases in Beaver and

Allegheny County (Pittsburgh). He has had

great success getting PFA issues resolve

through no contact orders or other

agreemetns that spare a hearing and

preserve the client’s ability to fight custody

and other issues in the future.

Call us.

412.400.5476

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