Dudas v. Pietrzykowski

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

We granted allocatur in this matter to determine whether the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County (trial court) abused its discretion in ordering that the entire amount paid to Appellant Theodore Pietrzykowski (Husband) as a compromise and release of a workers’ compensation award be placed in an annuity escrow account to satisfy his alimony obligation to Appellee Helen Dudas (Wife). Because the Superior Court improperly affirmed the decision of the trial court, we reverse the Order of the Superior Court and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

FACTS AND…