Legal Opinion
Schmehl v. Wegelin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 12, 2007No. 87 MAP 2005PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
The question presented is whether Section 5312 of the Domestic Relations Code violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution in providing for grandparent visitation of a child when the child’s parents are divorced, *584engaged in divorce proceedings, or separated for six months or more.
On November 12, 2002, during Mother and Father’s separation, a custody order was entered between them regarding their two children. Five months later they were divorced. On April 29, 2005, after Mother refused to permit the children’s paternal grandparents…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Clark v. JeterSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Johnson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by23 opinions
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