In Semulka v. Semulka, No. 1302 WDA 2014 (August 31, 2015), the Superior Court in a non-precedential opinion considered whether a marital settlement agreement could be enforced after a former husband and wife reconciled their...
Court Decisions
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,...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hear Constitutional Challenge to Grandparent Visitation
November 30, 2015
This month, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania accepted a custody case involving a constitutional challenge to the grandparent custody law. In D.P. and B.P. v. G.J.P. and A.P. (Ponko), No. 25 WAP 2015, the custody case...
Sherri Shepherd decision confirms surrogacy contract in Pennsylvania
November 30, 2015
In re Baby S., 2015 Pa.Super. 244 (November 23, 2015) Sherri Shepherd, one of the hosts of the ABC-TV daytime talk show “The View,” and her ex-husband Lamar Sally were married for just over a year when they...
Father’s Inheritance Justifies Child Support Guideline Deviation
October 26, 2015
E.R.L. v. C.K.L., 2015 Pa.Super. 220 (October 19, 2015) In this published decision, the Superior Court examined a child support order in which the trial court had granted an upward deviation from the guidelines, and ordered...