Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Barrett
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1977No. 107 and 108PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
These cases, consolidated at both the trial and appellate levels, raise important questions concerning the extent of a court’s power to imprison for the contemptuous violation of support orders.
On August 5, 1965, one Lois Harriett Barrett filed a complaint seeking support in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County against her husband, Merle Edmund Barrett, under the Civil Procedural Support Law, Act of July 18, 1953, P.L. 431, § 1 et seq., 62 P.S. § 2043.31 et seq. Subsequently, the parties entered into a written agreement stipulating that the husband…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. RoseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by98 opinions
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