Lough v. Charney

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus was filed by appellee Kay Lough on August 4, 1976, in an attempt to regain custody of two of her minor children (Eileen, age 13, and Ann, age 11) from her former husband, appellant George Charney. A hearing was held on September 3, 1976, at which time custody was awarded to Mrs. Lough. Appeal was taken from the Order of September 3, 1976.

The lower court, in its opinion in support of the custody order, stated that “[t]he well documented rule in Pennsylvania is that in the absence of compelling reasons to the contrary, a mother has the…