Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gifford v. Miller

Dissenting Opinion by

Wright, P. J.:

I respectfully dissent.

*277In Commonwealth ex rel. Golembewski v. Stanley, 205 Pa. Superior Ct. 101, 208 A. 2d 49, in an opinion by the writer, the majority of our court as then constituted held that, as a matter of law, a putative father was not entitled to limited custody of an illegitimate child. It was our view that the best interest and permanent welfare of an illegitimate child dictated that all contact between it and the putative father should be terminated. However, the Golembewski case was overruled by a majority of our court as subsequently constituted…