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Commonwealth Ex Rel. McCormack v. McCormack

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 14, 1949No. Appeal, 22PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

Belatrix has appealed from an order of the County Court of Allegheny County modifying a, support order so as to make it apply only to a minor child of .herself and respondent. The latter obtained a decree in divorce from relatrix in Alabama and then petitioned the court below to terminate the support order insofar as it applied to her.

Since it is well settled in this Commonwealth that a valid divorce, decree terminates the duty of a husband to support his wife because of the severance of the marital relationship (Commonwealth ex rel. v. Parker, 59 Pa. Superior Ct. 74;…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Esenwein v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. EsenweinSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cronhardt v. CronhardtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Commonwealth v. ParkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meth v. MethSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Stambaugh v. StambaughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Publicker EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Lorusso v. LorussoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  4. Commonwealth v. PetroskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. McVay v. McVaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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