In Re Wesley J. K.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
This appeal arises from a Petition for Custody by appellant-mother. A custody order was issued on April 22, 1981 granting custody to appellee-father. Extensive visitation was granted to appellant. 1
It is well-settled in custody matters that this court’s scope of review is of the broadest dimensions. This court in Dena Lynn V. v. Harvey H. F., 278 Pa.Super. 95, 100, 419 A.2d 1374, 1377 (1980) stated:
Although we are still tied to the facts as found in the court below, as we are to the lower court’s determinations about credibility of witnesses and weight given their testimony,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gunter v. GunterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Beck v. BeckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Com. Ex Rel. Myers v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Harry v. EastridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Tobias v. TobiasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by46 opinions
- William Franz v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Jordan v. JordanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Zummo v. ZummoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Murphey v. HatalaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Brooks v. BrooksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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