Auman v. Eash

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

This is an appeal from an order granting custody of 6-year-old Timothy Auman to his natural father, Joseph Auman. Appellant, George Eash, is the child’s stepfather with whom Timothy resided for nearly 2 years prior to these proceedings. The hearing judge found both fathers were fit parents, but found the *244natural father’s right to custody of his child superior to that of an unrelated third person. We believe that the order of the lower court should not be disturbed.

Timothy’s mother, Deborah, married Joseph Auman in March 1966 when she was only 16. Timothy, her only child,…