Legal Opinion

Tomlinson v. Tomlinson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 29, 1977No. 2303PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order awarding custody of a 13 year old girl, Susan Louise, to her father. Because the *198findings of the hearing judge are not supported by competent evidence, we reverse.

I

Janet and James Tomlinson were married in July, 1961. Their older daughter, Beth Ann, was born in April, 1962; Susan was born in September, 1963. The parents were divorced in November, 1970, and in January, 1971, the mother was awarded custody of the two girls. She has retained custody, for the lower court’s awarding custody of Susan to the father, was stayed.

Since the divorce, the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gunter v. GunterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Grillo v. ShusterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Holschuh v. Holland-MoritzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Parikh v. ParikhSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Ulmer v. UlmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Albright v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. FettersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. In Re Custody of NealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Sipe v. ShafferSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. In Re DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Pamela J. K. v. Roger D. J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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