2002 Pa. Super. 148 - Boyer v. Schake’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “As with all custody cases, our scope of review is plenary. See Maurer v. Maurer, 758 A.2d 711, 713 (Pa.Super.2000). Our standard of review in custody matters is well-settled. We are “not bound by deductions and inferences drawn by the trial court from the facts found, nor are we required to accept findings which are wholly without support in the record.” Id. (citation omitted). We are not authorized to “nullify the fact-finding function of the trial court in order to substitute our judgment for that of the trial court.” Id. “Rather, we are bound by findings supported by the record, and may reject conclusions drawn by the trial court only if they involve an error of law, or are unreasonable in light of the sustainable findings of the trial court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2002 Pa. Super. 414 - Marshall v. Marshall

2. “In Gruber , rather than narrowing the potential reasons for granting relocation, our Court provided an expansive realm of benefits supporting relocation. See Gruber, 583 A.2d at 439 (“In considering the prospective advantages to the move, a court shall not limit itself solely to enhanced economic opportunities for the custodial parent but must also assess other possible benefits of the relocation.”) .... Furthermore, we do not conclude that Maurer [v. Maurer, 758 A.2d 711 (Pa.Super.2000),] precluded the possibility that economic improvements could satisfy the prong by itself, but that in that case the economic benefits did not sufficiently improve the custodial family’s life.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2003 Pa. Super. 198 - Dranko v. Dranko