Commonwealth ex rel. McKee v. Reitz

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

We are here concerned with a controversy involving the custody of Scott Lee Reitz, presently aged fourteen years. The caption discloses that the contesting parties are the child’s mother and his paternal grandparents. However, the child’s father, divorced and remarried, lives in close proximity to the home of his parents and supports their claim. The original order below, dated October 20, 1955, awarded custody to the paternal grandparents. Subsequently, on February 9, 1959, a rule was issued to show cause why the order should not be changed. Following the taking of…