Commonwealth ex rel. Hoffman v. Hoffman

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

The Municipal Court of Philadelphia entered an order of $35 per week against the defendant for the support of his wife and child. The wife appealed on the ground that the court below abused its discretion by entering an order which is too low.

The original order was entered December 8, 1954, in the amount of $85 per week. Although entered as a “temporary” order, it remained at this amount until March 26, 1957, when, upon defendant’s motion, it was reduced to $60 per week. On April 4th, it was raised to $70 per week, and on May 7th, reduced to $35 per week. Still being…