Legal Opinion

McWilliams v. McWilliams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 1988No. 698PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*597WIEAND, Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether a wife who is employed as an executive secretary should be required to contribute to the support of a husband whose job as a township police officer has been eliminated and who is unemployed. The trial court rejected the hearing officer’s recommendation for an order of forty ($40.00) dollars per week, found that the husband had failed to show a need for support, and dismissed the husband’s petition. Husband appealed. We reverse.

Richard A. McWilliams and Sara A. McWilliams were married on April 22, 1968. There were no children born to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re WhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1999
  2. Levitt v. State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corp.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  3. White v. United States Department of EducationUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1999
  4. McWilliams v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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