Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gorto v. Gorto

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• acknowledging the relevance of In re “B” to a custody proceeding and stating that “delving into the private records of a custodial parent’s psychiatric history is an impermissible invasion of privacy”
• stating primary concern in custody matters lies not with past but with present and future; facts as of time of trial are foundation for court’s determination; past conduct is not relevant unless it will produce ongoing negative effect on child’s welfare
• in accord with In re B., access to records of patient’s psychiatric history was an impermissible invasion of privacy
• in accord with In re B., supra, 482 Pa. at 471, 394 A.2d 419, access to patient’s psychiatric records violated her constitutional right to privacy
• facts as of the time of hearing are the foundation for determination of the court

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).