Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Bell

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 18, 1963No. Appeal, No. 19PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Flood, J.,

The relator has appealed from the order of the court below dismissing her petition for custody of her children. The order accorded her visitation rights at least twice weekly and the dismissal of the petition was expressly made “subject to future order of the court”. The opinion of the court below makes it clear that it intends to re-examine the matter whenever the mother has testimony to present showing that the welfare of the children calls for a modification of the order.

In this appeal the mother argues that since the children are of tender years — the older nine and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bender v. BenderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Wagner v. WagnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Parikh v. ParikhSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Augustine v. AugustineSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bowser v. BowserSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Shipp v. ShippSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Hughes v. FosterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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