Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Kline
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 10, 1995PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
In Blue v. Blue, 532 Pa. 521, 616 A.2d 628 (1992), we declined to recognize a duty requiring a parent to provide college educational support because no such legal duty had been imposed by the General Assembly or developed by our case law. As a result of our Blue decision, the legislature promulgated Act 62 of 1993. Section 3 of the Act states:(a) General rule.— ... a court may order either or both parents who are separated, divorced, unmarried or otherwise subject to an existing support obligation to provide equitably for educational costs of their child whether an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by130 opinions
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