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YERKES v. YERKES

824 A.2d 1169 (2003)

Lydia A. YERKES, Appellee, v. Keith A. YERKES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith A. Yerkes, for Keith A. Yerkes, pro se.

Albert J. Meier, for Lydia A. Yerkes.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and LAMB, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Justice NIGRO.

The question presented in this case is whether incarceration, standing alone, is a "material and substantial change in circumstances" that provides sufficient grounds for modification or termination of a child support order. We hold that it is not.

Appellant Keith A. Yerkes ("Father") and Appellee Lydia A. Yerkes ("Mother") were married in November 1978 and separated...

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