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· 3/31/1983

Hovav v. Hovav

Citations

  • 458 A.2d 972
  • 312 Pa. Super. 305
  • 1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2841

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that lower court correctly decided jurisdiction issue before taking testimony on the merits of custody issue
  • Pennsylvania court properly declined jurisdiction where proceedings ongoing in Israel of which petitioner had notice
  • custody decree upheld when wife chose not to avail herself of opportunity to be heard at Israeli proceedings
  • children were born in Israel and had spent most of their lives in that country

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Judges: Hester, Wickersham, Popovich

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