Legal Opinion

Leasure v. Leasure

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 18, 1988No. 01641PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order entered by the trial court denying appellant’s petition for modification or suspension of child support payments during the period of appellant’s incarceration.

The issue currently before this court is: whether the trial court erred in refusing to suspend and/or modify the order of support. We respectfully reverse the decision of the trial court and remand this case with instructions.

*615An appellate court will not overturn a support order entered by the trial court absent an abuse of discretion. Commonwealth ex rel. Eppolito v. Eppolito, 245 Pa.Super.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of VetternackSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  2. Ohler v. OhlerNebraska Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Bell v. BellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. In Matter of Marriage of EdmondsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1981
  5. Brake v. BrakeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Mooney v. BrennanMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  2. In Re the Marriage of ThurmondSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
  3. Yerkes v. YerkesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Marriage of Lambert v. LambertIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Johnson v. O'NEILLCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990

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