CHARLES v. STEHLIK


744 A.2d 1255 (2000)

Randall A. CHARLES, Appellee, v. Richard STEHLIK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melaine Shannon Rothey, Pittsburgh, for Richard Stehlik.

Karen Hassinger, Washington, for Randall A. Charles.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This is a custody matter. The question at issue is whether the lower courts properly determined that Randall Charles ("Appellee"), who is the step-parent of the child in question, should have primary custody rather than Richard Stehlik ("Appellant"), who is the child's biological father. After careful review of this matter, we affirm.

Appellant and Linda Bauer ("Mother") were...

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