Commonwealth Ex Rel. Tucker v. Salinger

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant, Mrs. Diane Tucker, custody of her natural daughter, Lisa Salinger, six years of age. The child has lived most of her life with appellees, her maternal grandparents, with whom the child presently resides in Steelton, Dauphin County.

Appellant’s first marriage on June 1, 1966 ended in divorce approximately two years later as a result of her husband’s serious drinking problem. Subsequently, appellant had an affair with another man, became pregnant and gave birth to Lisa out of wedlock. After Lisa was born, appellant and her child…