Jon M. W. v. Brenda K.

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

On August 21, 1979, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entered an order granting custody of appellant’s two daughters to their mother. This appeal followed:

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Brenda and Jon were married in 1969 and had two children, Heather, born in 1970, and Holly, born in 1972. Serious marital difficulties arose and the parties separated in July 1976. Brenda left the home and the children remained with the father. After her departure, Brenda remained in the area to work. In the late fall of 1976, she was involved in a severe automobile accident which resulted in a month of…