Commonwealth Ex Rel. Morales v. Morales

Opinion by

Spaulding, J.,

Appellant mother, Leonita Gonzales, initiated this proceeding by petition for a writ of habeas and now appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County awarding custody of their three children, ages 10, 11, and 12, to appellee father Felix Morales.

The parties were married in Puerto Rico in 1959 and the three children who are the subject of this action are a result of that union. Shortly after their marriage, appellee left Puerto Rico and came to New York, appellant retaining custody of the children. Ten years later, in 1969, the parties were…