Legal Opinion

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Scott v. Martin

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 2, 1977No. 282PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION PER CURIAM:

Order vacated. The case is remanded to the court below for proceedings in conformity with the opinions in support of remand filed herewith in this case.

HOFFMAN and PRICE, JJ., file opinions in support of per curiam order. SPAETH, J., files opinion in support of per curiam order in which CERCONE, J., joins. JACOBS, J., files a dissenting opinion in which WATKINS, President Judge, and VAN der VOORT, J., join. HOFFMAN, Judge, in support of per curiam order:

I agree with Judges PRICE and SPAETH that the mother of an illegitimate child does not have a greater right to custody of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. In Re Custody of HernandezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Grillo v. ShusterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Holschuh v. Holland-MoritzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re Custody of WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. In Re Wesley J. K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Peterson v. HayesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. In Re ArnoldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Brauch v. ShawSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981

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