Commonwealth Ex Rel. Powell v. Powell

Opinion BY

CERCONE, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County directing the appellant, Richard Powell, to pay $46.00 per week for the support of his minor daughter, Christine, plus her private school tuition and medical expenses. Appellant contends, inter alia, that the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas did not have jurisdiction over his person1 and that the support proceedings should have been conducted in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. We are constrained to agree.

The appellee, Eileen Powell, and appellant, formerly husband…