Legal Opinion

Fenstermaker v. Fenstermaker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 8, 1985No. 03203PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

On February 20, 1981, a divorce was granted to the parties to this action. On July 25, 1983, appellee filed a petition to amend the divorce decree. Appellee’s petition was granted. On November 20, 1984, the trial court ordered that the petition be treated as a petition to open the divorce decree for purposes of amending the divorce decree. The court retained jurisdiction over the ancillary economic claims. Appellant asks this Court to find that the divorce decree should not be opened. He raises two claims for consideration in support of his position.(1) The lower court erred in…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Pico v. CohnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Wolk v. WolkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. McEvoy v. Quaker City Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  4. Mandia v. MandiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Cortese v. CorteseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Major v. MajorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. MacKey v. MacKeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Ratarsky v. RatarskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Foley v. FoleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Leese v. LeeseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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