Custody

This is someone with whom the children have a significant bond, and the person is the children’s:

• stepparent (the deploying parent’s spouse);
• sibling;
• aunt or uncle;
• cousin; or
• grandparent.¹

The person could be related to the children by blood (biologically), marriage, or adoption.¹

If there is no one with that kind of familial bond, this could also be an adult who had primary care or physical custody of the children for:

• 60 days in a row or more during the past 12 months; or
• 730 days or more during the past 5 years.¹

¹ 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 4602