April Fools brought us a panel decision in Smedley v. Smedley (312 EDA 2023) which takes on the issue of whether home sales or other “one time” transactions are a
Continue Reading My Ex Sold Our House for Huge Money. Why No Change in My Support?Are You Being “Taken” Out at the Ball Game?
If you happened to be out and about this weekend chances are good that you drove past neighborhood athletic fields which are starting to fill with student athletes and their
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The phrase “Truth is stranger than fiction” is attributed to Mark Twain. There are occasions when an appellate case presents a conundrum. And while it might seem fitting to criticize
Continue Reading An Early Nominee for 2024’s Most Bizarre Child (Non) Support CaseSuperior Court Takes a “Moody” Approach to Earning Capacity
As readers of this blog can easily discern, the writer is opinionated. But the January 24, 2024 decision in Moody v. Moody offers a case which attempts to focus on
Continue Reading Superior Court Takes a “Moody” Approach to Earning CapacityCan Divorcing Families Afford The “Sporting Life?”
The September 7 issue of TIME Magazine features our obsession with childhood sports. The statistics tell the story. In 2005, school age children played sports at a combined cost of
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Can There Be Too Much Child Support?
We live in a day when reported (i.e. precedential) decisions are rare and decisions touching upon important philosophical differences are like hen’s teeth. But on November 18 the planets aligned
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Interest On Overdue Support Arrears; A Reform Worthy Of Real Consideration
One of the things the Pennsylvania Bar Association makes a part of its mission is to review and, where appropriate, comment on legislation introduced for consideration by the General Assembly.
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The Guidelines are Coming!
For those of you who practice in this area or are “regulars” in the child support system, you know that every four years, the statewide child support guidelines are due
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WHEN IS AN ALIMONY MODIFICATION AN AGREEMENT AND WHEN IS IT NOT.
On October 5th of this year, the Superior Court disposed of an alimony modification request that was decided by the trial court in October, 2014. The facts and the ruling
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EVIDENCE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY REVERSES SUPPORT ORDER
Enforcing out of state support orders is controlled by the Interstate Family Support Act (23 Pa.C.S.A. § 8101 et al. It may seem like the most obvious of steps, but
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