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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Caswell v. Caswell

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 26, 1980No. 2692PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUGERMAN, Judge:

Appellant (“Father”) appeals an order of the lower court dismissing his petition to reduce a support order. The facts necessary to our disposition are simply stated.

Father and Appellee (“Mother”), divorced in May, 1977, are the parents of two daughters, 14 and 15 years of age at the date of the hearings below. On October 4, 1977, an existing order for the support of the two girls was modified by agreement, and Father was directed to pay the sum of $100 per week as support. At or about the time of the entry of the modified order, Father, 39 years of age, was reputedly earning…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Costello v. LeNoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Hecht v. HechtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Bell v. BellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Palchinski v. PalchinskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. ReDavid v. ReDavidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Braderman v. BradermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Christianson v. ElySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Scanlon v. ScanlonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Dunbar v. DunbarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Vona v. StickleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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