Commonwealth v. Hawkins

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether an order of the court of quarter sessions duly entered directing a husband to pay a certain sum monthly for the support and maintenance of his wife, in proceedings under the Act of April 13, 1867, P. L. 78, as amended by the Act of March 5, 1907, P. L. 6, is automatically revoked by the wife’s removing her residence to another state.

It is not disputed that the order when issued was valid and regular. Whether the husband, at the time of his arrest had established his residence in Connecticut, or not, the court had the…