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· 3/9/1845

Pennell's Appeal

Citations

  • 2 Pa. 216
  • 1845 Pa. LEXIS 312

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that standing in child custody cases may be subject to change and can be re-evaluated after factual changes in circumstances
  • holding that while the grandparent originally had standing at the time she filed the custody complaint, the trial court did not err when it dismissed the complaint for lack (Footnote Continued Next Page
  • holding that while the grandparent originally had standing at the time she filed the custody complaint, the trial court did not err when it dismissed the complaint for lack (Footnote Continued Next Page
  • concluding “Children’s change in status from dependent to not dependent, and reunification with Parents, are relevant changes in circumstances that permit the re-evaluation of standing upon motion by a party”
  • declining to review the grandmother’s appeal from denial of her petition to intervene in dependency case where the grandmother only filed a notice of appeal from the order dismissing her complaint for custody
  • addressing a request for dismissal filed prior to the entry of a final order

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Judges: Kennedy

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