Legal Opinion

Boykai v. Young

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 2014PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BENDER, P.J.:

Ted Young (“Appellant” or “Husband”) appeals from the protection from abuse (PFA) order entered on March 20, 2013, which provided for the protection of Geraldine Boykai (“Appellee” or “Wife”) for a period of one year. On appeal, Husband asserts that the trial court erred as a matter of law in concluding that the evidence established “abuse” under the Protection From Abuse Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6101, et seq. We affirm.

The trial court provided the following procedural and factual history:

Both parties are originally from Liberia, Africa.' Wife ... came to the United States in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DowlingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. EckroteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Stamus v. DutcavichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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