Legal Opinion

DeWalt v. DeWalt

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 29, 1987No. 1563PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, President Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County attaching the wages of appellant, Duane DeWalt.

Christopher DeWalt filed suit against his father, Duane DeWalt, for child support. The trial court ordered the father to pay $100 per month and attached his wages for that purpose. He then appealed to this court.

The court order which attached DeWalt’s wages is dated October 6, 1986. It was entered on the docket that same day but DeWalt did not file a notice of appeal until November 6, thirty-one days after entry of the order. Pa.R.A.P. 903…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Melzer v. WitsbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Sutliff v. SutliffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Emrick v. EmrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Leonard v. Leonard Ex Rel. LeonardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Griffin v. GriffinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Oeler by Gross v. OelerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Shutter v. ReillySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Ryan v. DeLongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Milne v. MilneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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