A non-precedential decision of the Superior Court recently addressed the defenses available to a father who failed to pay child support for fifteen years, after the mother told him that her new husband intended to adopt....
Over New Year’s Weekend, our Congress passed legislation to avert the “fiscal cliff,” which would have resulted in dramatic income tax increases. The new law has ushered in tax increases, to be sure, but...
A few months ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court resculpted the landscape of paternity cases in K.E.M. v. P.C.S., 38 A.3d 798 (Pa.2012), by establishing a “best interests” standard in cases where the presumption...
Kimock v. Jones (2012 PA Super 128, 6/19/2012) – Last month the Superior Court considered the plea of a father whose custody rights were severely restricted due to his alienation from his teenage daughter. Mother and...
Pursuant to federal law, all states are required to review their child support guidelines at least once every four years to reflect the most recent economic data on child-rearing costs. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court...