Commonwealth Ex Rel. Shaak v. Shaak

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This is a habeas corpus proceeding instituted by Mary T. Shaak, mother of Roberta Christine Shaak, to obtain custody of the child from Robert C. Shaak, a paternal uncle of the little girl. At the hearing in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Roland H. Shaak, father of the child, was joined as a party respondent. The court below dismissed the petition and awarded custody to Robert C. Shaak with right of visitation to the parents, and from this order the relatrix, Mary T. Shaak, has appealed.

The relatrix and Roland H. Shaak were married on March 12, 1946 in Las…