Legal Opinion

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cragle v. Cragle

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1980No. 783PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant takes this appeal from the order of the lower court entered on January 11,1978, directing appellant to pay $160.00 per month towards the support of two of his minor children, Wendy and Todd Cragle, both of whom are in the custody of appellant’s ex-wife Bonnie Cragle (now Bonnie Dennis). Appellant argues that the lower court abused its discretion in setting the amount of the child support at $160.00 per month because appellant says that such an order is confiscatory under the circumstances of the instant case. We agree with appellant and hereby reverse and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Conway v. DanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Costello v. LeNoirSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Snively v. SnivelySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. White v. WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  5. Commonwealth ex rel. Goichman v. GoichmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Shank v. ShankSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Robinson v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Bower v. HooverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Turner v. MatthewsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Robinson v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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