Case Name: Clarence E. COVERT, Petitioner, v. Florence Evelyn COVERT, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1982-01-15
Citations: 497 Pa. 350
Docket Number: No. 358 W.D.Misc. Docket, 1981
Parties: Clarence E. COVERT, Petitioner, v. Florence Evelyn COVERT, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 497
Pages: 350–350

Head Matter:
440 A.2d 1380
Clarence E. COVERT, Petitioner, v. Florence Evelyn COVERT, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Jan. 15, 1982.
Frank J. Piatek, Neighborhood Legal Services Assoc., New Castle, for petitioner.
Walter A. Kieler, New Castle, for respondent.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Petition for allowance of appeal is granted. The order of the Superior Court is reversed. The order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County is vacated and the matter is remanded to that court for a determination of the validity of the divorce decree. If the court determines the divorce decree to be valid, the support order shall be terminated. See Stambaugh v. Stambaugh, 458 Pa. 147, 329 A.2d 483 (1974). If the court finds the divorce decree to be invalid, the court shall proceed to determine the issue of support.