Men who pay child support in Pennsylvania to mothers who were never their wives may wonder whether the children they support are their own. These days, it is easy to administer a home paternity test and quickly learn whether...
Court Decisions
Divorce and Discovery: Superior Court Rejects Privacy Interest to Justify Protective Order
August 21, 2014
Pennsylvania residents who are getting divorced may face the daunting task of answering discovery: interrogatories and document requests. Some may wonder why they must produce personal information, such as checking account...
Child Support Taken from Retained Earnings of Business
July 23, 2014
When a business owner in Pennsylvania owes child support, he or she may consider whether to include the retained earnings that are not distributed to owners in calculating child support. A recent decision of the Superior...
Parents Held in Contempt of Custody Order for Chronic Tardiness and Spurious CYF Investigations
July 23, 2014
Pennsylvania parents who have custody orders may experience frustration when the other parent does not comply. A recent decision of the Superior Court (unpublished) affirmed the Montgomery County courts, holding both...
Parents who are paying for their children’s college tuition in Pennsylvania may wonder if they are entitled to an adjustment of the support obligation for their minor children who have not yet entered college. The...