Legal Opinion

Rittel v. Rittel

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 23, 1984No. 3324PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, President Judge:

This appeal is from an order entered on a petition that appellant be held in contempt for failing to comply with a child support order. The trial court did not hold appellant in contempt but ordered that part of the proceeds due appellant from the sale of entireties property be used to satisfy appellant’s arrearages, and further, that the remainder of the proceeds be put into an escrow account to guarantee future payments on the support order. Appellant argues that in entering the order the trial court abused its discretion because, among other reasons, the court did…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Barrett v. BarrettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Costello v. LeNoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. ReDavid v. ReDavidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Abel v. Sciubba, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County2010
  2. Melley v. Schuster, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County1993
  3. Swisher, D. v. Kemmerer, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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