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CHRONISTER EX REL. MORRISON v. BRENNEMAN

742 A.2d 190 (1999)

Shannon D. CHRONISTER, on Behalf of Cassandra L. MORRISON, A Minor, Appellee, v. Timothy R. BRENNEMAN, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Moran, II, York, for appellant.

Before POPOVICH, ORIE MELVIN and BROSKY, JJ.

BROSKY, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the entry of a Protection From Abuse Order. Appellant raises a single issue, does the Protection From Abuse Act, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6102(a), prohibit a parent from using physical punishment to discipline a child for misconduct? We reverse.

¶ 2 The relevant facts do not appear to be in dispute. On the morning of May 18, 1998, appellant administered corporal punishment to his sixteen-year-old daughter, Cassandra...

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