Attorney Sweeney and the entire staff were privileged to represent a family in a high profile Butler County Children and Youth Dependency Litigation for almost one year. The Sweeney Law Office secured the expert testimony of two world renowned experts. In the field of Munchausen By Proxy Disturbance, Loren Pankrantz, Ph.D. flew in from Oregon and testified pro bono on behalf of this family. In the field of Mitochordrial Disease, Salvatore DeMaro, M.D., testified pro bono on behalf of Attorney Sweeny's clients.
A prominent forensic psychiatrist in the area was very instrumental in assisting the litigation of this complex matter on behalf of our clients. Lawson Bernstein, M.D., is a noted psychiatrist in the Pittsburgh area who has been responsible for numerous psychiatric evaluations and treatment recommendations for the more complex psychiatric matters in Pennsylvania as well as across the country.
For more information about the highly complex litigation, please refer to the below Pittsburgh Post Gazette links:
- Is mother sick, or is it the system? Woman accused of concocting children's illness.
- Trial in Butler County examines whether mother feigned children's illness.
- Parents, CYS dispute cause of children's recurring ills
- Expert declares accused parents "normal" Munchausen by proxy at core of Butler trial
- Butler mother allowed to visit with two children
- Ruling near in disputed illness case
- Butler County parents fighting to regain custody of children
- Parents cleared of abuse in disputed illness case, but children remain in county custody
- Judge won't let kids return to parents yet
- After 8 months, mom can visit children for Mother's Day
- Parents' battle over children drags on
- Butler couple appeals ruling that continued county oversight
- Please click here to view news footage of the case of KDKA.
To discuss your family's legal needs, contact an experienced Pittsburgh family law attorney via email or call us today at 724-390-4464 or 866-540-4180 Toll Free. We welcome clients from Pittsburgh, Wexford, Sewickley, Ross Township, Cranberry Township, Butler, Beaver, New Castle and surrounding areas. We are familiar with the court systems in Allegheny County, Butler County, Beaver County, Westmoreland County, Lawrence County and the surrounding areas.
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