Legal Opinion

J.A.F. v. C.M.S.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 1, 2017No. 1176 MDA 2016Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

C.M.S. (“Mother”) appeals from the June 21, 2016 order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County that denied her petition for declaratory judgment and granted J.A.F. (“Father”) standing to seek legal or physical custody of the minor child, O.P.S.1 We quash.

The record reflects that Mother and M.H. began a same-sex romantic relationship in August 2013; that M.H. transitioned to male in March 2015; and that Mother and M.H. married on April 8, 2016. The record further reflects that in 2014, Mother and M.H. wanted to have a child but lacked, the financial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. WickettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Pennsylvania Bankers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Department of BankingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Modern Equipment Sales & Rental Co. v. Main Street America Assurance Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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