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· 5/5/2003

Capuano v. Capuano

Citations

  • 823 A.2d 995
  • 2003 Pa. Super. 180
  • 2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1126

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reiterating that the portion of an order attributable to child support is final and immediately appealable, but the portion of an order allocated to spousal support is interlocutory
  • holding “in a hearing de novo, the complainant has the initial burden of going forward with the evidence, as he must prove his case as if for the first time”
  • explaining that portion of trial court order -9- J-A05003-17 attributable to child support is immediately appealable; however, portion of order allocated to spousal support is interlocutory during pendency of divorce
  • stating the appealability of an order is a jurisdictional issue which we may raise sua sponte
  • noting that child support orders are final and immediately appealable
  • “[During the pendency of a divorce action,] the portion of a trial court order attributable to child support is final and immediately appealable; however, the portion of an order allocated to spousal support is interlocutory.”

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Judges: Johnson, Joyce, Olszewski

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