Commonwealth Ex Rel. Swank v. Swank

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

This is a civil support proceeding. The relator-appellant is the mother of four children, only two of whom are now under 18 years of age. Mother and father, appellee, are divorced. The father has remarried and has one child from his second marriage.

The support order appealed from is dated August 31,1977, was amended on September 6, 1977, and requires payments of $500.00 per month, retroactive to February 19, 1976 for *96the support of two children, born respectively November 19, 1959 and May 5, 1965.

Appellant raises three issues:

1. The lower court abused its discretion, as a…