Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/15/1983

Tettis v. Boyum

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463 A.2d 1056
317 Pa. Super. 8
1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3509

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where children had lived for over two years with father in Texas, but father was moving to California, children’s “substantial contacts” with mother’s home in Pennsylvania were more compelling for jurisdiction decision than home state inquiry
Pennsylvania court properly assumed jurisdiction although Texas was children’s home state and father listed Texas as intended permanent residence where father had been transferred to military posting in another state and children were physically in Pennsylvania
Mother’s long residence in Pennsylvania, coupled with daughter’s residence of over two (2) years in our state at various times in her life and son’s residence in our state of eight (8) months following birth, were factors which established significant contacts

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Judges: Hester, Popovich, Hoffman

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