Heaver v. Bradley

This squabble over the custody of minor children has been going on for some years and quite likely it will continue for a few more years.

Barbara Schell (appellant), now 43, is the only daughter of a successful Philadelphia lawyer. Her parents (her father died in 1961) were able to provide her with all of the necessities of life and many of its luxuries. She was sent to expensive schools and exposed to the amenities of Philadelphia society.

On 6 January 1945 she married Charles E. Bradley (appellee) to whom she had been introduced by her brother. On 6 August 1946 Charles Edward Bradley, Jr.…