Legal Opinion
In Re Donna W.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 10, 1984No. 674PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This appeal by a mother seeking custody of her children presents two questions. The first question is: What is the scope of our review in a child custody case? The answer to this question is long-settled; it is: The scope of our review is broad; we must accept the trial court’s findings of fact, unless they are unsupported by the evidence, but on those facts we must make such order as our independent judg*42ment persuades us right and justice dictate. The second question is: On the facts of this case, as the trial court has found them to be, what order do right and justice dictate?…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Commonwealth v. StorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- In Re Custody of HernandezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Gunter v. GunterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth ex rel. Grillo v. ShusterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by47 opinions
- In re D.A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- McLaughlin v. PernsleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Wiseman v. WallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- In re D. P.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- Fatemi v. FatemiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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