Zellat v. Zellat

CIRILLO, Judge:

This child custody action was initiated by appellant, a Pennsylvania resident, for the custody of his daughter Jessica. Jessica’s residence has been with her Tennessee resident mother since October 1, 1983.

The trial court found no basis for the assumption of jurisdiction and it sustained appellee-mother’s preliminary objection to jurisdiction and dismissed appellant-father’s complaint for custody and visitation. We affirm.

Jessica Rae Zellat was born on January 8, 1980 of the marriage of David and Ruby Zellat. The appellee filed a divorce complaint containing a request for…