C.O. aka C.G. v. N.G., No. 808 MDA 2015 (April 26, 2016)(non-precedential) In 2014, Father petitioned to modify his support obligation due to a medical condition known as thalassemia major, which is an inherited blood...
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Statutory Share for Surviving Second Wife Trumps Intervivos Trust Formed before Marriage
January 14, 2016
The Superior Court addressed a novel question in Trust under Deed of David P. Kulig, 2015 PA Super 271 (December 24, 2015), a dispute between the second wife of a decedent and the children of his first wife. The decedent...
Contracting Party Who Assumed Risk Could not Rescind Marital Settlement Agreement for Mutual Mistake
January 13, 2016
In Orris v. Orris, No. 340 WDA 2015 (September 30, 2015), a non-precedential decision, the husband and wife entered into a marital settlement agreement after Wife procured an appraisal of the timber rights associated with...
In Semulka v. Semulka, No. 1302 WDA 2014 (August 31, 2015), the Superior Court in a non-precedential opinion considered whether a marital settlement agreement could be enforced after a former husband and wife reconciled their...
An evolving definition of family is challenging our courts to consider who may legally participate in child-rearing, and who is financially responsible. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania took a step on December 29, 2015,...