Habjan v. Habjan

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that courts “must construe the contract only as written and may not modify the plain meaning of the words under the guise of interpretation.”
• stating that the parties’ intentions at the time the document was signed take precedent over the parties’ intentions on appeal
• holding a trial court has authority under 23 Pa.C.S. § 3502(e)(7) to award attorney's fees to a spouse as a consequence of noncompliance by the other spouse
• noting attorney’s fees under Section 3502(e) were proper when party failed to comply with equitable distribution and the other party incurred attorney’s fees to pursue enforcement
• “When construing agreements involving clear and unambiguous terms, this Court need only examine the writing itself to give effect to the parties understanding.”
• “[A] mere showing of noncompliance with a court order, or even misconduct, is never sufficient alone to prove civil contempt.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).