Commonwealth Ex Rel. Moss v. Moss

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The parties to this proceeding, parents of a six-year-old daughter, were divorced in December 1944. On June 28, 1945, the petition of respondent for limited custody of the child, was dismissed, after hearing, by a judge of the lower court. Eight months later respondent filed a similar petition. The matter was heard de novo by another judge of the court below, who granted the prayer of the petition, in the order from which relatrix has appealed. We are all agreed that disapproval of the practice should be noted. Cases involving the welfare of children are matters of…