Legal Opinion

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Sours v. Sours

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 13, 1946No. Appeal, 8PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The question is whether the court can be charged with a clear abuse of discretion (Schoenfeldt v. Schoenfeldt, 149 Pa. Superior Ct. 455, 27 A. 2d 472) in the order requiring the respondent to pay $24 a week for the support of his two daughters, aged 9 and 12 years. He contends that the order is excessive in amount and beyond his ability to pay. The parties are divorced and the children, since the separation, have been living with their mother. Relatrix’s mother has been paying their tuition at private schools.

Respondent, while the parties lived together, was employed by his father…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fort v. FortSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Betz v. BetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schoenfeldt v. SchoenfeldtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. StickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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