Morgan, S. v. Morgan, D.’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In 2003, the parties were divorced in Maryland. In conjunction with the divorce, the parties entered into a property settlement agreement (“PSA”), which provided, in relevant part, that Father would pay Mother alimony and child support. The PSA provided that Father’s alimony obligation would remain fixed until July 1, 2007, after which either party could seek to modify the amount of the obligation. The PSA was incorporated into the divorce decree. On May 3, 2007, Father registered the Maryland divorce decree and PSA in Franklin County. Almost immediately thereafter he filed a petition seeking to reduce his alimony obligation. In response, Mother filed a petition seeking to increase Father’s alimony obligation. These filings initiated approximately four years of proceedings regarding Father’s alimony obligation, including an appeal to this Court, our remand to the trial court for further evidentiary proceedings, and then a subsequent appeal. In 2011, as the second appeal from the alimony proceedings was pending before this Court, Mother filed a support action because Father told her that he was going to cease paying child support for C.M. As part of the ensuing support proceedings, Father’s employer submitted income information to the trial court that revealed that Father had been lying about his income and submitting falsified documents, including federal tax r?turns, to the trial court in connection with the alimony action.[ 2 ] It was later discovered that the tax returns F”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2015 Pa. Super. 127 - Morgan, S. v. Morgan, D.