Episode 19 - Protections From Abuse: When a Civil Action Results in Years in Prison | Mark Ashton

In episode 19 of the Law in the Family podcast, host and family law attorney Aaron Weems talks with Mark Ashton. Mark has been a presence in family law for decades. He brings his analysis to the Seagraves case, a PFA that resulted in an indirect criminal contempt sentence of over 10 years, and discusses with us the unintended consequences a PFA can create in many areas of the law. Mark practices in the area of civil litigation with a particular emphasis on family law. He has lectured throughout the Commonwealth and has written extensively on family law. After serving as judicial clerk to the Honorable Mason Avrigian on the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Mark was associated with Abrahams and Loewenstein, and later chaired the Domestic Relations Group at Riley, Riper, Hollin & Colagreco. A longtime officer in the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Mark served as the 2016 Family Law Section chair. He is the former president of the Doris J. Freed American Inn of Court, a group of 60 attorneys in the Philadelphia area concentrating in family law. Additionally, he served as a board member of the Montgomery Bar Association and Historic Yellow Springs, Inc. where he also was President from 2009-2012. RECIDIVIST CONTEMPT YIELDS 10.5 YEAR SENTENCE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ABUSE CASE. | Pennsylvania Family Law (foxrothschild.com) Segreaves v. Segreaves, 1716 EDA 2021 | Casetext Search + Citator *audio editing, voice over & music by Nick DeMatteo