{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-4627","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 4627","heading":"Grant of legal custody to nonparent.","body":"If the deploying parent is unable to exercise the scope of legal custody awarded to the deploying parent, a court may grant part of the deploying parent's scope of legal custody to a nonparent who is an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship. A court order under this section shall specify the scope of legal custody granted.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART III INTERSTATE RELATIONS","CHAPTER 46 UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION","SUBCHAPTER C JUDICIAL PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING DEPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=46\u0026sctn=27\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"a82034f99b75a6d9e683181deff225fd9212d8943dd55f9a18d2c21f96d720a9","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-4626","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-4628"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}