Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bishop v. Bishop

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant-wife contends that she is entitled to support payments retroactive to the filing of her complaint under the Civil Procedural Support Law 1 and that the lower court abused its discretion in entering an inadequate support order.

On March 5, 1974, Marilyn Bishop (hereinafter “wife”) filed a complaint in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. She requested that her husband, Howard Bishop, (hereinafter “husband”), be ordered to make support payments for her and her four minor children. Thereafter, pursuant to Bucks County Rule of Criminal Procedure 5001, a mandatory…