Exposing Judge Andrea Marceca Strong, York County, PA Common Pleas Judge

06/18/2025

DID YOU KNOW?

Part One: How is our social security used in family court?

1. Financial Incentive via Social Security Match:

All jurisdictions receives a 66% match from the Social Security fund for child support payments processed through domestic relations thanks to title IV-D. This implies that when one parent pays support to the other, the court system receives additional federal money.

2. Partial Custody Rulings are More Profitable:
According to the statement Rep Flick made, courts financially benefit more when they award partial custody rather than 50/50 custody. Partial custody typically leads to formal child support orders, which in turn trigger those federal matches.

3. Court Revenue and Bonuses:
The article mentions the court made $13 million last year from child custody-related payments, and some of that money was reportedly used to give bonuses to court employees.

Implications:

Conflict of Interest: These financial incentives could potentially create a conflict of interest, where courts may be motivated to rule in ways that maximize revenue rather than focusing solely on the best interest of the child.

Profiting from family conflict.

While we are shocked that our Social Security funds are used to match child support orders as the result of Title IV- D as outlined briefly in part one, especially in light of growing concerns that hard earned social security might be at risk -

Part Two:

In Pennsylvania (and nationwide) there’s generally no fixed cap on what family/custody evaluators or guardian ad litems (GALs) (or) can charge. Courts have the authority to allocate, approve, reduce, or even deny fees based on factors like income, case complexity, and fairness.

Family/Custody Evaluators:

Private evaluators (e.g., psychologists/social workers) typically operate on a contract basis—common rates range from $5K–$10K+ depending on region and complexity.

(Another advocate once pointed out that some of these professionals who earn large sums generated from hard-working, struggling families are licensed social workers and nothing more. She added that to be a licensed social worker, you only need a degree in something - even if it's in basket making.)

For example:

In Allegheny or Washington County, costs often range $3K–6K .

In Philadelphia and nearby counties, evaluations can reach $10K or more.

Court-appointed evaluators may be less expensive, with sliding scales or income-based reductions in some counties (e.g., Bucks County charges only $910 per parent per child).

There’s no statewide cap and charges (e.g., hourly vs. a flat retainer) are set by the evaluator, then (supposedly) monitored by the court for reasonableness .
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Guardian Ad Litems (GALs):

GALs are court-appointed attorneys or mental-health professionals, and their fees are distributed among parties based on court orders and income. The higher earning parent might pay more.

Pennsylvania rule 1915.11‑2 states fees must be “reasonable,” and courts determine both division and total amount.

Case law confirms that judges can reduce fees if deemed excessive. For instance, GAL billed ~$19,500 and was awarded only $4,000 by the court.

Testimony aligns: No fixed amount—fees vary by county; typical retainers $1K–10K+; courts may allocate by income or require payment plans.

Local Protocols Affect Costing -

In Philadelphia County, parenting coordinators (a distinct but related role) have set standards:

Rate capped at $300/hr.

Initial retainer limited to $500 per party ($1,000 total) unless adjusted.

Courts must offer fee reductions or waive fees for low-income individuals .

Elsewhere in PA, Child & Family Investigators (CFIs) (another type of evaluator) are capped at $2,000 for private appointments unless higher fees are approved by a judge .

Bottom Line for PA and most states -

1. No statutory caps – charges are essentially governed by court approval. So, if you find yourself selling your home and your soul, it's been approved by the court.

2. Fees must be reasonable, considering:

Nature/complexity of the case time spent
parties’ ability to pay.

3. Courts may:
allocate costs between parties proportionally
require fee reductions or waivers for indigent parents,deny or override unreasonable fees, but do they?

4. Local rules apply: some counties have explicit caps (e.g., CFIs capped at $2K).

In Summary:
No fixed fee

Private Evaluator (via court order) $5K–$10K+ typical
Court-appointed Evaluator Income-based in Bucks, Allegheny
GAL $4K of $19K awarded example
CFI (local rule) Cap $2K unless waived
Parenting Coordinator (Phila) $300/hr, $500 retainer cap.

The Problem:
It all sounds harmless, maybe. It's just money, right?

Court-approved fees in custody cases (like those for family evaluators, Guardian Ad Litems, therapists, etc.) can raise potential conflicts of interest when the professionals involved have a financial stake in staying on the court’s good side—or in prolonging the case.

Here’s how:

1. Incentive to Please the Court:

Professionals rely on court appointments for steady work.

If they know a judge must approve their fee or might appoint them again, they may tailor their findings or conduct to align with judicial preferences, even subconsciously.

This can undermine their neutrality—they may hesitate to rock the boat with unpopular recommendations.

Example: A GAL might downplay a judge’s past error or avoid calling out bias in a custody arrangement, fearing future disapproval.

2. Incentive to Prolong or Complicate Cases:

Some professionals bill by the hour or charge for each interaction—emails, meetings, filings.

With court backing and few limits, there’s less pressure to be efficient and more financial reward in extending their involvement.

Conflict: The child’s best interests may call for fast resolution, but the GAL or evaluator may benefit financially from delays. Cases drag out for decades. At times the only escape is when the child ages out.

3. Judicial Overlap or Familiarity:

In smaller counties, the same evaluators or GALs are used repeatedly, building personal or professional familiarity with judges.

This can create an “old boys’ network” perception or even real bias toward repeat players.

Impact: A parent who challenges the evaluator may feel the court sides with them out of habit or mutual interest. Ask a family in this crisis. They'll be glad to share.

4. Lack of Adversarial Oversight:

Courts often rubber-stamp fees unless formally challenged.

If a parent can’t afford an attorney or doesn't know their rights, fees go unchallenged, giving the professional a free hand with little scrutiny.

5. Opaque Billing or Justification:

Professionals sometimes don't provide itemized bills unless ordered.

Without transparency, the court may approve fees without verifying necessity or fairness, especially if there's trust or familiarity with the provider.

Why It Matters:

Custody and family court cases affect fundamental rights—parenting time, relationships, and child welfare. Any financial motive that distorts objectivity in such sensitive roles is a serious ethical risk.

This has been compared to trafficking and it's not just a group of people being dramatic. It absolutely changes the landscape of each family who find themselves in this mess, especially when their children die as a result.

Paityn, Evelyn, Olivia, Adam, Kayden, Michael,
Kelly, Aaminah, Gianna and so many more. Their deaths were preventable.

Say Their Names Out Loud

10/18/2024

Calling EVERY SINGLE VICTIM of York County, PA. Please fill this survey out!

Thank you so much for taking the opportunity to complete our survey. We are building our Asset Community Workgroup to help effect changes in Family Court and Child Custody Cases in York County, Pennsylvania. Due to the sensitivity and protection of our parents and children, all information gathered is for data collection to inform advocacy and recommended changes in the system. The information will not be shared nor provided to any private or government agency. The members of this committee are concerned with retaliation through judicial abuse and post-separation abuse based on past encounters, so we value your input and appreciate the information you are willing to share.

If you are interested in being part of our Asset Community workgroup to help effect change in York County, please provide your case number, name, email, and phone number. We will verify that you are a protective parent in the case due to the sensitivity of identity exposure and fear of retaliation from judicial abuse and post-separation abuse.
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10/14/2024

Here is Sara’s story explained by one of her friends:

Check out Nicole’s video.

10/13/2024

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There is a mother that Judge Menges ordered to prison for 6 months when her children refused to speak with the grandfather by phone as forced by Judge Menges. The children’s father was on probation for harming the kids and also convicted of deviant r**e of a 14 year old and is in prison. The mother was simply not going to force her kids to speak to the grandfather if they didn’t want to because of good reason, their father was charged with such evil and heinous acts of ra**ng a child and is in prison. That’s incredibly traumatic! Now this mother needs your help. Share her story far and wide and if you see fit, please help her financially fight so she can purge her unjust court rulings. As you can see in the go fund me the many judicial violations that Judge Menges is doing here especially as he has done to previous victims, refusing to place a final order so that the case doesn’t go to the appellate court as many of his previous cases have. He is one sick and evil “person”.

CALL TO ACTION: In the comments, let’s tag every investigative journalist and media outlet in Pennsylvania.

This is Judge Chris Menges of the York County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania

This month, he sent a mother to JAIL for six months because her children were refusing phone calls with their paternal grandfather!!!!

The father of the minor children is a convicted child s*x offender and is in prison. His father (the grandfather) petitioned the court for both of her kids. Since the kids don’t want to take the court ordered phone calls, Judge Chris Menges sentenced her to jail

Prior to being sentenced to jail, the mother posted this on Facebook while asking for court watchers:

“At the trial for grandparent visitation, Judge Menges granted my ex’s father two Saturdays a month, phone calls, and access to my children’s confidential school, medical and therapy records against mine and the kids’ wishes. They do not want to have a relationship with this man.

He concluded the trial by stating: “And if you don’t do more to try to encourage a good relationship between these children and their grandfather, I’ll do it and I’ll just give him more and more and more time until you get the message; is that clear?”

In February 2024, I initiated a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (Case No. 1:24-CV-00537-DFB) against Judge Menges, Attorney Harshberger, my ex and his father for the civil rights violations and a conspiracy to commit them. The suit is currently active.

Judge Menges has yet to issue final orders after three years of litigation, effectively preventing me from appealing and seeking accountability. Despite the ongoing federal lawsuit, he continues to oversee the case and is scheduled to preside over a trial on October 7, 2024, at 9 AM. During this trial, I’m facing probable arrest and the judge may grant shared legal and physical custody - the equivalent of parental rights - to the “grandfather” without any legal basis.“

It was at this hearing, the mother was ordered to jail.

10/09/2024

One of the York County Family Court Judges has been indicted. All of them should be investigated for corruption, they will be soon. Many surrounding law professionals in PA call York County the armpit of PA because of the corrupt judges that preside on the bench. They know the select judges names that do more harm to people in our community than they’ve ever done good. The Federal government needs to clean house in that courthouse since it is a disgrace to the people they “serve” in our Commonwealth and our Country.

Investigators allege Stambaugh convinced four employees of Stambaugh Law to file for state unemployment compensation while he kept them employed remotely between March 19 and May 18, 2020.

05/08/2024

Kayden’s Law passed in PA. So many times Judge Strong keeps innocent precious children who are being physically, emotionally and s*xually abused in the abusive homes. Her court orders place these children in those homes even though it’s brought up the children are with convicted s*x offenders or proven that the children have been being s*xually abused in the home she court orders them to live in. Other abuses are divulged at trial. The abusive fathers usually all clam parent alienation against the good protective mothers. Judge strong uses the words parent alienation often in her courtroom in these cases against the good parent. These mothers and some protective fathers are simply just reporting all the signs of abuse to the children and youth and to Judge Strong in order to protect their children and get them help. These abusive and controlling fathers file court filing after court filing against these innocent protective mothers they often claim parent alienation against and they legally and financially abuse the good parent for years in constant efforts to maintain power and control over the partner who left who they are supposed to have no more control over. These abusers maintain control using the kids. In Judge Strong’s grants them everything they file for in court and gives them full power and control over the victims of abuse and she punishes the good parent. After years of torture the bad parent is awarded everything, they are the bread and butter of the family court system. It is our opinion that Judge Strong is either sick enough or just plain dumb enough enough to believe the abusers disgusting claims of “parent alienation” that she sided with the abuser and maintains the abused children stay in their custody and she punishes the good protective parent. But we know and have seen in many of these cases how the abuser buys custody. Judge Strong has allowed the abuser to file non stop litigation against the protective parents for years only so that all of the victims assets are drained along with the abuser’s assets. Where does all of their money go? Some of these parents are forced to pay hundreds of thousands in legal fees as they’re constantly dragged every few months for years and years into her courtroom. All of the money goes right into the Attorney’s pockets, these Attorneys are her friends, and the money feeds the evil family court system for all involved in her courtroom and in her family courthouse. After all they put her in charge of the family court division at the courthouse. In some of these cases she’s awarded primary physical and legal custody to the abuser and orders the protective parents to pay the abusers legal fees and hefty child support fees to the abusive home while they’re left to barely see their children and have very little positive influence. These parents witness consistent damage happening to the children year over year but Judge Strong ties their hands from being able to help their own child. In some cases she’s allowed no visitation of the good and stripped her of all custody rights, one example is protective mother, Kim Bailey. She has fixed cases and done horrific things against these mothers just simply because they spoke the truth and tried so hard to get their children help. Years have gone by as she remains on the bench. Some children in the cases she has ruled on have been murdered by the abusive parent, example is the cop who Murdered the two precious girls, that was Judge Strong’s case, or the case where everyone told her the man is a convicted s*x offender previously s*xually abusing kids. Well she placed the kids in his home and stripped the mother of custody only to find out the boy was being r**ed repeatedly by the convicted s*x offender. When the mother finally got custody back she and her son tried suing the system but they all “know” each other and that lawsuit was dropped. And nothing done to remove Judge Strong from the bench. She’s witnessed cases with horrific child on child s*xual abuse where she minimizes the impact on the children calling it “just” childhood exploration keeping the kids in the abusers home. These poor children have horrific non stop acting out behavior due to her not protecting them or ordering proper therapy and safeguards in place. In fact in many cases the good protective mothers have begged Judge Strong to place her abused children in therapy going on for years and when Judge Strong finally court ordered therapy she said the abusive father where the child on child s*xual abuse was happening with the fathers girlfriends son in his home, that he and his Atty should go ahead and select the child’s therapist. These are children she has in fact seen the acting out repeatedly reported by the school and she does nothing to protect them. There are so many cases that haven’t made the news yet. Not sure if Kayden’s law in Pa will aid in changing the family court system in York. Where there is collusion and corruption that no one monitors or fixes, no law can change that. The beauty of it all is Judge Strong is not judge. God is judge and he will rule over her and her family someday. He will judge her for everything she has done and he will sentence her. She has no idea what he can and will do because we don’t think she’s a believer in God. For her to conduct so much evil, there can be no way she’s a woman of God. God sees all, he’s sovereign and he ruler of the earth.

11/30/2023

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07/07/2023

We’re going to be highlighting cases where she has made unfair court orders regarding child support. She comes up with numbers out of her ass. Even the appellate court overturned one of her recent rulings. More evidence that she doesn’t know the law, doesn’t understand math and is continually unfair and unjust. Here’s a review from one of her most recent victims. Like this victim says, “God knows and sees all”

07/07/2023

A special message from Angelina Jolie to Judge Andrea Marceca Strong:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcB_OlDj_y5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==