Legal Opinion
In Re Constance W.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1986No. 885PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEL SOLE, Judge:
Before this Court is the propriety of an order suspending the natural father’s visitation rights of his daughter, Constance W., for a period of one year. For the following reasons, we reverse.
The facts pertinent to our review are: prior to the child’s birth on November 26, 1983, Appellant, the natural father, filed a petition to determine paternity. Blood tests proved Appellant to be the child’s father. In August of 1984, the Appellant was granted visitation rights, and on October 2, 1984, Appellant petitioned for custody. A hearing was held on October 18 of that year, and the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Robinson v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Com. Ex Rel. Myers v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Pierce v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Zummo v. ZummoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Sullivan v. ShawSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Green v. SneeringerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- In Re Constance W.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Palcsey v. Palcsey, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County2000
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