In Re Penny R.

TAMILIA, Judge:

This appeal presents the unusual circumstance of consensus between appellant and respondent, Donnie R., who raise identical opposition to an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County. It is also a case of first impression with respect to application of 35 Pa.S.A. § 10185, the hearing provisions of the Protection from Abuse Act.1

Initiation of the protection action began conventionally with a petition filed by appellant on behalf of herself, and the parties’ two daughters, one of whom is a minor. A restraining Order was issued on February 16, 1984, and after a…