Legal Opinion

Fisher v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 15, 1988No. 00434PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

Appellant father appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, ordering both parent parties to share equally in the legal and physical custody of *89their son, Justin. He alleges that the hearing judge abused his discretion by (1) reasoning that since neither parent met the burden of proving superiority, case law requires both parents to share equally in the legal and physical custody of their child; (2) failing to consider certain criteria in support of the father’s contention that he be granted primary physical custody; and (3) failing to consider the impact…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Jordan v. JordanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. In Re Wesley J. K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Lombardo v. LombardoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Murphey v. HatalaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Gerber v. GerberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Jackson v. BeckSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Zummo v. ZummoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Wiseman v. WallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. E.A.L. v. L.J.W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  5. Clapper v. ClapperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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