Child Custody

Allegheny County & Butler County Child Custody Attorney

When dealing with child custody or visitation, our clients appreciate the caring and supportive atmosphere that we provide to families along with our legal ability and experience. When deciding issues regarding child custody, the courts in Pennsylvania will consider many factors including the preference of the child, the mental and physical health of the parents, the relationship between the child, the parents, and any siblings, and a number of other pertinent factors.

At Sweeney Law Offices we understand the impact that divorce and parental separation has on children. We work hard to negotiate effective custody arrangements that directly address the best interests of your children. If you need legal advice in a custody matter, contact our Pittsburgh child custody lawyers. We service all of Western Pennsylvania in matters of child custody including Allegheny County, Butler County, Beaver County, Lawrence County, and Westmoreland County.

Our child custody attorney, Mildred B. Sweeney, is also a licensed social worker for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Attorney Sweeney has worked as the director of children’s services in community mental health centers. She brings a solid background in child psychology to her work in child custody matters.

At Sweeney Law Offices we advocate the rights of all family members during the difficult process of family dissolution. We help families establish Pennsylvania custody agreements that recognize and respond to all family relationships. Our family law attorneys handle shared custody, sole custody, and joint custody matters involving:

• Fathers’ rights
• Grandparents’ rights
• Paternity issues
• Visitation agreements
• Interstate custodial issues – Intrastate custody issues
• Adoption
• Custody issues arising out of juvenile court proceedings
• Temporary custody and visitation

A “shared parenting agreement” is often the only true equitable solution to a custody dispute, and undeniably the best available antidote for the emotional and developmental difficulties that arise with a contentious divorce atmosphere. Fortunately, with a degree of flexibility, careful planning, and a measure of self-control, you may not have to subject yourselves, as parents, or your children to the torments and tortures of an adversarial divorce litigation focused on custody matters.

The best interests of the child

Negotiation and compromise in the child’s best interest is always the approach to emphasize first. A respectful, honorable, more humane decision-making is preferable to, and less traumatic than, litigation. Clinical research shows the importance of ongoing relationships with both parents. We work with mothers and fathers to develop child custody agreements that respond to this fundamental need. We seek custody arrangements that benefit the children of divorce or separated parents and serve primarily the best interests of the child or children.

To discuss your family’s legal needs, contact an experienced Pittsburgh child custody lawyer via e-mail or call us today at 724.390.4464 or 866.540.4180 Toll Free.