Bold v. Bold

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

In Hodge v. Hodge, 513 Pa. 264, 520 A.2d 15 (1986), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was asked to determine whether Section 501 of the Divorce Code, 23 P.S. § 501, permits an award of “reimbursement alimony” to a supporting spouse for contributions made to a student spouse during the course of a marriage. In this case, we are asked to examine Hodge and to fashion an equitable award under Section 401 of the Divorce Code to reimburse a supporting spouse for the contributions made while the other spouse pursued an academic degree. Having carefully considered the argument…