Commonwealth Ex Rel. Barbara M. v. Joseph M.

PRICE, Judge:

Appellant, Barbara M. and appellee, Joseph M. the natural . parents of Demian and Molly M., 1 were married on August 8, 1970, separated on March 17, 1976, and divorced on January 4,1978. The couple’s two children resided with their parents until their separation in March, 1976. Thereafter, both children remained in appellant’s custody until August, 1977, when appellee failed to return Demian to his mother following a visit with his grandparents. 2 Although appellant sought to employ self-help methods to regain custody of Demian, she was unsuccessful. She thus filed a petition…