Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bortz v. Norris

Opinion by

Wright, J.,

Theodore and Evelyn Norris were married in March, 1946, and divorced in September, 1952. Evelyn’s subsequent second marriage also terminated in a divorce. Theodore did not remarry. The parties had two children, a boy, Evlin, born December 12, 1946, and a girl Dorea, born April 10, 1948. On August 13, 1952, the court of quarter sessions of Lebanon County made an order against Theodore in the amount of $12.00 per week for the support of the two children, who were then, and have since remained, in Evelyn’s custody. This order was, on April 1, 1954, increased to $17.50 per…