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Criminal Procedure: Lesson III
Whether to have this hearing at the District Magistrate level or not is up to the client. As the client you are the one to choose whether you will have this hearing or whether you decide against it. Our job is to provide you counsel; our job is not to make your decisions for you. Call MATTHEW C. PARSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW for your legal needs.
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Criminal Procedure 101: Lesson II
Try to remember that this system is designed to determine who is a criminal and to punish that person by putting him/her in a cage for a long time. These people, while they may be kind to you and encourage you to talk, are not your friends.
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Criminal Procedure 101 – Lesson 1
Let’s talk about criminal procedure. The first “event,” shall we say, in this series of events, is when you encounter with the police. The police, or law enforcement, may arrest you on the spot, OR they will send you a citation in the mail after determining that you have engaged in criminal behavior. In the case of assault, homicide, and all other crimes in the criminal code (and not in the civil code, for example) in which there is a victim, this procedure is not in the control of the victim. The law enforcement personnel have full discretion as to whether to file a criminal complaint against you. This…
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Divorce, Alimony, and all the juicy deets.
LET’S TALK ABOUT DIVORCE One of the areas of law that I help my clients in is acquiring a divorce. The first item of business when a client is looking into a divorce is a discussion on whether this is an action that the client is certain of.
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Testifying
This blog post is about how we prepare you for testifying in court.
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Estate Planning
Another area of the law that my practice consists of is helping people plan their Estate. We have loved ones that we need to take care and we especially should think what are wishes should be for our children.
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About Us
Matthew C. Parson is an attorney based in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He practices criminal law, family law, civil law, and estate law. Matthew and his team can help you with divorce and custody problems, even if they are complex and emotionally charged. Our satisfaction comes from helping those in need of advocacy, information, or advice. We also serve clients in need of criminal defense, civil litigation, and/or probate law and estate settlement. Call us today - your first consultation is free!
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Venango County, PA Child Custody Procedures
Venango County, PA Child Custody Procedures: I practice family law in several different counties. My home county is Venango County. The City of Franklin is where the courthouse sits and where all of one’s Child Custody hearings will be held. There are three hearings that one may go through when litigating custody in Venango County. Before litigating, you may want to consider taking advantage of my office’s free consultation. In that we can talk about the likelihood of entering into a Consent Order. For more information, call our office at (914) 758-5659
