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COM. EX REL. PIERCE v. PIERCE

493 Pa. 292 (1981)

426 A.2d 555

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, ex rel. Carol Anne PIERCE, by her mother, Elizabeth C. Grube, Appellee v. John M. PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 4, 1981.

Reargument and Clarification of Order Denied March 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward D. Foy, Jr., Richboro, for appellant.

Robert M. Hammond, Warrington, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

John M. Pierce ("father") appeals from an order of the Superior Court affirming a child custody award entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County in favor of his former wife, Elizabeth C. Grube ("mother").1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for entry of a custody order consistent with this opinion.

Father and mother were separated in July 1975 and divorced...

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