Legal Opinion

Devergilius v. Devergilius

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 13, 1984No. 2949PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order requiring Michael DeVergilius, the appellant, to pay twenty ($20) dollars per week for the support of two children, Michael DeVergilius, Jr. and Kimberly Ann DeVergilius, while they attend college. 1 An independent review of the record persuades us that the entry of the order was an abuse of discretion. In the first place, appellant has not agreed that he would continue to support his children while they sought a college education. Secondly, appellant is not able to pay support for his college age children without undue hardship to himself and his…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ulmer v. SommervilleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Emrick v. EmrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Rice v. RiceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  5. Lederer v. LedererSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Sutliff v. SutliffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Saliba v. SalibaMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Sutliff v. SutliffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Milne v. MilneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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