Givens v. Givens

This is an appeal from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Family Division, denying appellant Suzanne Russell Givens’ request for a hearing, selection and appointment of a guardian pursuant to Pa.R.Civ.P. 2031.1

*576I cannot agree with the Majority’s view to eschew jurisdiction over the case at bar; therefore, I dissent.

The factual matrix surrounding the instant litigation began to unfold with the scheduling of a hearing on January 29, 1981, on appellant’s “Petition to Reduce Arrearages to Judgment” (Petition). The hearing judge noted that: “[t]he issues to be heard shall be…