M.B.S. v. W.E.

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• concluding that, in light of the subject child’s imminent 18th birthday, “all of [mother’s appellate issues] are moot because we are unable to provide the relief she seeks with an order that will have legal force or effect”
• concluding issues concerning a child who turned eighteen during the pendency of appeal are moot
• explaining that this court “may address mootness sua sponte, as we generally cannot decide moot or abstract questions” (citations omitted and formatting altered)
• explaining that this Court “cannot decide moot or abstract questions” (citations omitted and formatting altered)
• stating that this Court “may address mootness sua sponte, as we generally cannot decide moot or abstract questions, nor can we enter a judgment or decree to which effect cannot be given”
• stating that “because the trial court did not decide physical or legal custody, or change the amount of custodial time that either party had with the children, its failure to examine the [section 5328(a)] factors was not error”

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1 case in this archive cites this case.

• M.B.S. v. W.E.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-19· cited 3×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• S.W.D. v. S.A.R.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-07-11· cited 302×
• In the Matter of: L.Z., Appeal of: L.Z.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-03-25· cited 280×
• In re D.A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-06-14· cited 265×
• Moore v. Moore
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-11-05· cited 116×
• E.B. v. D.B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-05-06· cited 107×
• Blue v. Blue
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-11-13· cited 86×
• M.O. v. J.T.R.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-02-04· cited 85×
• In Re: J.A., Appeal of: D.A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-01-06· cited 51×
• In re L.Z.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-04-29· cited 20×
• Com. v. Kirwan, P.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-10-16· cited 20×
• Walker v. Walker
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-04-02· cited 18×
• M.B.S. v. W.E.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-19· cited 3×

Other cases named M.B.S. v. W.E.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• M.B.S. v. W.E.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-05-19· cited 3×