Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/19/2005
Schenk v. Schenk
Citations
- 880 A.2d 633
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- reiterating that “It is not the duty of the Superior Court to scour the record and act as appellant’s counsel.”
- noting that wife was entitled to APL during the pendency of the appeal on the equitable distribution matters, and upon this Court’s resolution of the appeal APL would cease
- stating that the circumstances of the case must be measured against the objective of effectuating economic justice between the parties to achieve a just determination of their property rights
- examining equitable distribution award as a whole to determine trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding wife 60% of marital property
- “It is not the duty of the Superior Court to scour the record and act as appellant’s counsel.”
- “[A]n award of equitable distribution is appealable where a divorce Decree is entered while an appeal is pending.”
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Judges: Sole, Joyce, Tamilia
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