Bem v. Bem

CIRILLO, Judge:

In this appeal we are asked to determine the appropriate court in which matters of custody and visitation should be resolved.

The parties were married in Cambria County on February 23, 1974. The only child born of this marriage was a son, James Christian, on June 15, 1975 in Chester County. The parties lived in Chester County but maintained close ties and often visited their families who lived in Cambria County-

On June 9, 1981, Mrs. Bern and her son went to Cambria County to visit her family. Subsequently, an altercation between the parties took place at the home of Mrs. Bern’s…