GOODSTEIN v. GOODSTEIN


422 Pa.Super. 331 (1992)

619 A.2d 703

Malka C. GOODSTEIN, Appellant v. Martin E. GOODSTEIN and Rosenfelt, Siegel & Goldberg, P.C. (Garnishee).

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 10, 1992.

Reargument Denied January 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl N. Martin, II, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eugene A. Spector, Philadelphia, for participating party.

Before CAVANAUGH, OLSZEWSKI and BECK, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

In this appeal, inter alia, we decide whether under the Divorce Code1 the 50% limit on garnishment of wages for nonpayment of alimony is properly calculated on 50% of an individual's gross wages, or, as determined by the trial court, on 50% of an individual's net wages. We find that section 3703 of the Divorce Code permits garnishment of up to 50% of an obligor's gross wages. For this reason, as well as others outlined in...

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