Jawork v. Jawork

CIRILLO, President Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying appellant Patricia Jawork’s (now Patricia Eisele) petition for special relief 1 in connection with the divorce action between her and her husband, Paul Jawork. We reverse.

In December of 1981, the trial court entered a decree of divorce, reserving jurisdiction “to dispose of ancillary matters properly raised by the parties heretofore.” Among these matters was Mrs. Jawork’s claim for equitable distribution. At the time of the entry of this decree the parties owned real estate on…