Legal Opinion · Dissent

Schwab Appeal

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 12, 1969No. Appeal, No. 1193Published

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

In the instant case, the lower court awarded the custody of two children, Angela, age seven, and Charles, age four, to the father, a Pennsylvania resident. The testimony reflects that the mother was devoted, of good moral character and had provided a fine home for the children. The prima facie right of a mother to her young children is one of the strongest pre*532sumptions in our law. For the reasons stated in my dissenting opinion in Commonwealth ex rel. Zeedick v. Zeedick, 213 Pa. Superior Ct. 114, 245 A. 2d 663 (1968), I would reverse the order of the court and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Proctor v. ProctorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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