Goodman v. Goodman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
This appeal is from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County holding appellant-mother in contempt and awarding physical and legal custody of a minor child to appellee-father. Appellant contends that (1) a custody order entered by a Pennsylvania court was later modified by an order of a West German Court thereby divesting Pennsylvania courts of the authority to hold appellant in contempt; (2) the court below lacked in personam jurisdiction and venue; and (3) the court abused its discretion in holding appellant in contempt. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the…
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2Cases cited41 opinions
- In Re MartoranoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Brocker v. BrockerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Barrett v. BarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MarconeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Roviello v. RovielloSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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- Dincer v. DincerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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