Stambaugh v. Stambaugh

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoeeman, J.:

I agree with the majority that the Florida divorce decree must be given full faith and credit in Pennsylvania. It is the settled law in Pennsylvania, however, that a divorce a.v.m., validly granted in a sister state, terminates a wife’s right to support.

In Estin v. Estin, 334 U.S. 541 (1948), the United States Supreme Court first announced the doctrine of “divisible divorce”. In Estin, the Court was presented with the question of whether a valid New York support order could survive a valid Nevada eon parte divorce decree. The Supreme Court first determined if…