Mellott v. Mellott

CERCONE, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from the order which refused to hold the mother, appellee Donna J. Mellott, in contempt of court for failure to comply with court orders conferring visitation rights on the father, appellant Chalmer M. Mel-lott. Appellant also argues that the trial court erred in not granting custody of the parties’ two daughters, Angela Dawn, age fourteen, and Dana, age thirteen, to him.

The parties married in 1968 and separated in 1981. On November 27, 1981, appellant presented his petition for custody of the girls. On February 12, 1982, the court ordered that the…