341 Pa. Super. 116 - Mandia v. Mandia’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
26 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co. · 318 Pa. Super. 311 - Wolk v. Wolk · 327 Pa. Super. 326 - Prozzoly v. Prozzoly · 333 Pa. Super. 483 - Hall v. Hall · 321 Pa. Super. 62 - Thill v. Larner
Most-quoted passages
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“Section 401. Decree of Court . . . . (b) Any Decree granting a divorce or an annulment, shall include after a full hearing, where these matters are raised in the complaint, the answer or other petition, an order or orders determining or disposing of existing property rights and interests between the parties, custody and visitation rights, child support, alimony and any other related matters including the enforcement of separation agreements voluntarily entered into between the parties. In the enforcement of the rights of any party to any such matters, the court shall have all necessary powers including but not limited to, the power of contempt and the power to attach wages. In the event that the court is unable for any reason to determine and dispose of the matters provided for in this subsection within 30 days after the master's report has been filed, it may enter a decree of divorce or annulment. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“An order which grants a bifurcation has no bearing on the parties status nor does it realistically affect them in any way. It is only upon entry of the actual decree of divorce when ramifications of the order became apparent and tangible. A party who opposes the grant of a petition for bifurcation is not necessarily acting in opposition to the divorce per se but is opposing the timing of the divorce vis a vis the parties economic claims.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a]s long as the trial judge assembles adequate information, thoughtfully studies this information, and then explains his decision regarding bifurcation, we defer to his discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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