Herron v. Seizak

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• holding that grandparents lacked standing to sue for visitation because case did not fall under one of three circumstances in which the statute provides grandparents with rights to sue
• grandparents have no right to visit child where neither parent was deceased, parents’ marriage was not dissolved, and child had not resided with grandparent for 12 months or more
• grandparents have no right to visit child where neither parent was deceased, parents' marriage was not dissolved, and child had not resided with grandparent for 12 months or more
• grandparents lack standing where both parents are present and object to visitation
• “[A]ppellants ... would have the court direct parents, both of whom have chosen not to have their children visit the grandparents, to permit such visitation. Nothing in the case or statutory law legitimizes such an intrusion by the courts into family life.”

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Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• D.P. v. G.J.P.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-09-09· cited 86×
• In re Whitaker
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1988-05-04· cited 86×
• Gradwell v. Strausser
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-06-03· cited 72×
• King v. King
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1992-07-02· cited 61×
• Ken R. on Behalf of CR v. ARTHUR Z.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-10-04· cited 57×
• Ibn-Sadiika v. Riester
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-12-20· cited 43×
• RM v. Baxter Ex Rel. TM
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-21· cited 43×
• Hill v. Divecchio
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-02-12· cited 32×
• Douglas v. Brookville Area School District
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 2011-12-08· cited 26×
• Weber v. Weber
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-09-09· cited 21×
• M.D. v. B.D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-14· cited 16×
• Ei Bon Ee Baya Ghananee v. Black
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-28· cited 15×
• Helsel v. Puricelli
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-05-21· cited 11×
• In Interest of CF
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-09-07· cited 9×
• Ken R. on Behalf of CR v. ARTHUR Z.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-23· cited 7×
• Md v. Bd
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-14
• D.P. and B.P., Aplts. v. G.J.P. and A.P.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-09-09
• Jackson v. Garland
  Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas· 1992-05-19
• Dietrich v. Dietrich
  Berks County Court of Common Pleas· 1992-11-12
• Schmehl v. Wegelin
  Berks County Court of Common Pleas· 2004-07-21

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Morris v. Morris
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-10-05· cited 55×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Zaffarano v. Genaro
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-02-01· cited 53×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Williams v. Miller
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-04-13· cited 47×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cutler v. Cutler
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-02-18· cited 45×
• Harkins v. Zamichieli
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-05-25· cited 41×

Other cases named Herron v. Seizak

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Herron v. Seizak
  Washington County Court of Common Pleas· 1982-10-22