In re A.L.

¶ 1 These are the consolidated appeals1 of mother and father from the September 8, 2000 Order adjudicating their four minor children dependent and placing them in the care and custody of Dauphin County Social Services for Children and Youth.

¶ 2 Upon review of the record, we find the parties are in the process of divorcing and that the issue of custody has been ongoing for several years. On December 13, 1996, father filed a complaint for custody and a *1174motion for emergency temporary relief. The court awarded primary physical custody to father on February 25, 1998. Thereafter, mother filed…