Family

A child's right to financial support can not be bargained away or waived by either parent. For example, a promise by Mother not to demand child support from Father will not be enforced by the court. Such an agreement will not be recognized, as Pennsylvania couts view this as a violation of public policy. 

I see this this situation arise quite often. A Father who resents paying child support may threaten a costly custody battle with Mother, unless Mother... Read More

A child support case from the Lehigh Valley once presented a unique question for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Can a child, when she turns age 18, sue her Father for failing to pay back child support?

Originally, the judge of the Northampton County Court said yes. But after six years of appeals, the state's Supreme Court in 2006, said no. The high court said the young woman did not have legal standing to sue, that only her Mother had the right to collect unpaid... Read More