Rock v. Rock

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “support orders are for the purpose of providing present needs”; “orders providing for the accumulation of funds for future needs are improper.”
• departing spouse must justify departure, but need not establish facts entitling her to divorce
• plaintiff justified in leaving defendant when, as a result of his drinking, defendant acted in a frightening and erratic manner
• earning capacity, not actual earnings, determines support

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Smith v. Smith
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-12-17· cited 84×
• Myers v. Myers
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-06-10· cited 30×
• Sirio v. Sirio
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-06-24· cited 29×
• Commonwealth v. Velasquez
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-09-21· cited 18×
• Atkinson v. Atkinson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-11-10· cited 16×
• Brotzman-Smith v. Smith
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-11-30· cited 14×
• Neil v. Neil
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-05-18· cited 14×
• McKolanis v. McKolanis
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-07-20· cited 12×
• Clendenning v. Clendenning
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-03-28· cited 8×
• Singleton v. Waties
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-09-23· cited 8×
• Luzerne County Children & Youth Services v. Cottam
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-02-26· cited 5×
• Barger v. Barger
  Fulton County Court of Common Pleas· 1991-11-08

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Melzer v. Witsberger
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-07-13· cited 193×
• DeMasi v. DeMasi
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-08-10· cited 81×
• Allegheny County v. Monzo
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-11-13· cited 79×
• Butler v. Butler
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-02-21· cited 36×
• Shutter v. Reilly
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-03-14· cited 33×
• Funk v. Funk
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-07-06· cited 28×
• Kembel v. Schlegel
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-05-25· cited 27×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ross v. Ross
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-09-16· cited 26×
• Akers v. Akers
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-02-16· cited 24×
• Shovlin v. Shovlin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-09-09· cited 21×
• Boni v. Boni
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-06-25· cited 21×
• MacHen v. MacHen
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-04-25· cited 13×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Lebowitz v. Lebowitz
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-06-14· cited 12×
• Larkin v. Larkin
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-12-29· cited 11×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Keeth v. Keeth
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-04-13· cited 11×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Loosley v. Loosley
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-09-22· cited 10×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Coleman v. Coleman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1957-06-11· cited 9×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Van Wagenen v. Van Wagenen
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1950-07-20· cited 8×
• Commonwealth ex rel. Bergwerk v. Bergwerk
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-06-21· cited 7×
• Bower v. Hoover
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-01-20· cited 6×