Sternlicht v. Sternlicht

876 A.2d 904 (2005)

Harold C. STERNLICHT, Appellant,

v.

Lauri Davidson STERNLICHT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 20, 2004.

Decided June 20, 2005.

Kerri Lee Cappella, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Harold C. Sternlicht.

Joanne Ross Wilder, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Lauri Davidson Sternlicht.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice BAER.

The sole issue before this Court is whether the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (PUTMA), 20 Pa.C.S. § 5301-5321, superseded the common law requirement that donative intent must exist in order…