Parks v. Parks

HESTER, Judge:

In this child custody proceeding, the mother appeals from an order of the court below establishing permanent custody in the father. For the reasons which follow, we will reverse.

Pertinent facts adduced at the hearings below were as follows. The parties, James Robert and Joan Parks, were married in July, 1972 and resided in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. One child resulted from the marriage: Becky, born November 30, 1972, the subject of the instant dispute. Marital difficulties developed and the couple separated in June, 1976 with Mrs. Parks and Becky moving into…