Mann v. Benge
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County
1Opinion of the Court
BUCHER, J.,
This is apetition for custody under the Act of June 26,1895, P.L. 316, sec. 2, 48 P.S. §92. Neither petitioner nor respondents are related to the child, J ason Du till, who was born December 4, 1961. The natural parents are unknown and respondents are said to have been awarded custody by a Philadelphia county court in a dependency proceeding. The child went to live with petitioner on his own and petitioner then brought this action to translate physical custody *370into legal custody. Respondents do not oppose the petition. At the conclusion of the hearing we ordered an investigation by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ebel v. KingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Commonwealth ex rel. Dogole v. CherrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961