Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 3/29/1976

Gunter v. Gunter

Citations

240 Pa. Super. 382
361 A.2d 307
1976 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1905

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holding trial court improperly relied on untranscribed statement of child
record failed to disclose whether trial court considered possible psychological bonding of child to couple who had physical custody of child
“It is not unusual in custody cases to discern a desire by the parents to hurt each other, and to use the child to do so.”
record failed to disclose whether trial court considered possible psychological bonding of child to couple who had physical custody of child
the record was deficient where “[n]o one, such as a social worker for the court, inspected the mother’s or father’s respective residence and described them to the court.”
doctrine of waiver does not apply in child custody proceeding

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Judges: Spaeth, Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth, Van Voort

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