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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