COM., WITHERSPOON v. WITHERSPOON


252 Pa.Super. 589 (1978)

384 A.2d 936

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania ex rel. Brandon Odel WITHERSPOON and Blake Austin Witherspoon, by Daniel Thomas, their natural father and next friend v. Justine WITHERSPOON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Lewis, Philadelphia, with him Leonard Sarner, Philadelphia, for appellant.

John C. Marston, Cornwells Heights, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


JACOBS, President Judge:

This appeal arises from the order of the court below granting appellee's habeas corpus petition for permanent custody of his two minor sons, Brandon, age five, and Blake, age four. Appellant, the maternal grandmother of the children, contends that the court erred in its determination that the children's best interests require their placement in the custody of their natural father. Our review of the record compels us to agree with the learned...

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