Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 27, 1976No. 232PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition to terminate a support order for appellant’s 18 year old daughter, Claudette. At the time of the hearing below, Claudette had begun her sophomore year at Clarion State College. 1 The support order required appellant to pay $15.00 per week toward her expenses. Appellant, who has remarried, argued that his weekly expenses in maintaining his present wife and their young child made the continued support of Claudette an economic hardship. The hearing judge found that the evidence justified “some relief” but concluded that “the father…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ulmer v. SommervilleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Emrick v. EmrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Rice v. RiceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Colantoni v. ColantoniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Yannacone v. YannaconeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sutliff v. SutliffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Brake v. BrakeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Flory v. FlorySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Hutchinson v. HutchinsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Bedford v. BedfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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