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· 1/27/1975

DiFlorido v. DiFlorido

Citations

  • 331 A.2d 174
  • 459 Pa. 641
  • 1975 Pa. LEXIS 595

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that property acquired in anticipation of or during marriage and which has been possessed and used by both spouses will, in absence of contrary evidence, “be presumed to be held jointly by the entireties.”
  • holding it was not dispositive of the issue of ownership which spouse purchased any particular item of household goods or furnishings
  • abolishing presumption that husband is owner of household goods used and possessed by both spouses
  • abolishing presumption that husband is owner of household goods used and possessed by both spouses
  • invalidating a facially neutral policy in favor of one that would “acknowledge the Equally important and often substantial nonmonetary contributions made by either spouse”
  • abolishing common law presumption that husband is the exclusive owner of household goods

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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