Hall v. Luick

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is a child custody case. The trial court granted custody of the parties’ son, now twelve years old, to the father. The mother has appealed. We reverse and remand for the reasons herein stated.

The standard of review which we must apply has been set forth in the following manner:

“It is settled that the paramount concern in a child custody proceeding is to determine what is in the best interests of the child. Commonwealth ex rel. Parikh v. Parikh, 449 Pa. 105, 296 A.2d 625 (1972); Sipe v. Shaffer, 263 Pa.Super. 27, 396 A.2d 1359 (1979). In a contest between parents, each…