Shuster v. Shuster

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The question in this appeal is to what extent should a court consider the existence of “other assets” where a reduction in income is alleged to justify a modification of a support order.

On September 8, 1970, the appellant, Bella Shuster, filed a petition for support with the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Family Division, alleging in part, that she and her husband, after nearly 40 years of marriage, and because of domestic difficulties, had irreconcilably separated. On November 2,1970, a “temporary” order was entered by the Honorable Judge Vito F. Canuso, in…