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In Re Custody of Phillips

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1978No. 447PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a habeas corpus petition filed by Meredith Wolfe to obtain custody of her four year old son, Jeffrey, from the child’s father, Gerald Phillips. The trial court dismissed the petition and awarded custody to the father. The mother has appealed.

The parties commenced living together at Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1972 and shortly thereafter moved to the home of Meredith’s parents in West Decatur, Pennsylvania. The couple later moved to Gaithersburg, *404Maryland, where their son Jeffrey was born July 3, 1974. They continued to…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Parikh v. ParikhSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Children's Aid Society v. GardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gifford v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Davidyan v. DavidyanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. In the Interest of BlackSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Jordan v. JordanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. In Re Frank W.D.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Oxenreider v. OxenreiderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Daniel K. D. v. Jan M. H.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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