Commonwealth Ex Rel. DeWalt v. DeWalt

SPAETH, Judge:

This appeal is from an order awarding “temporary alimony” under Section 401(b) of the Divorce Code, Act of April 2, 1980, P.L. 63, No. 26, 23 F.S. § 101 et seq. The order was entered by the lower court in the first instance; it was not on a master’s recommendation. Appellant filed no exceptions. For procedural purposes, alimony awarded under section 401(b) of the Code is like alimony pendente lite. We have concluded that under Pa.R.C.P. 1920.1(b) and 1920.52, when a court in the first instance enters an order awarding alimony pendente lite, exceptions must be filed in order to…