Legal Opinion

Burr v. Morgart

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 22, 1985No. 450PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order refusing to alter a prior agreed order awarding primary custody of a female child to her mother. The order appealed from was entered following hearing on the father’s petition alleging a “severe change of circumstances” within the two year period following entry of the agreed order. The hearing court found, however, that there had been no substantial change in circumstances and dismissed the petition. We affirm.

The custody proceedings had their inception when, on June 18, 1979, Jane E. Burr Morgart filed a petition seeking an order confirming…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Albright v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. FettersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Com. Ex Rel. Myers v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Newcomer v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bankert v. Children's ServicesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Daniel K. D. v. Jan M. H.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Michael T.L v. Marilyn J.L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. DeNillo v. DeNilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Martin v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Mahoney v. MahoneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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