Legal Opinion

Steinmetz v. Steinmetz

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 8, 1989No. 949PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from an order granting appellant’s petition to modify child support. Appellant contends that the lower court erred in failing to adequately reduce his support payments by (1) not treating his alimony payments as an expense in calculating his income; (2) misapplying the guidelines under Melzer v. Witsberger, 505 Pa. 462, 480 A.2d 991 (1984); (3) finding his income to be significantly higher than it actually is; (4) not questioning appellee’s excessive clothing expenses; and (5) not considering the fact that he has remarried and now has an additional child. For the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Melzer v. WitsbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. DeWalt v. DeWaltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Fee v. FeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Tokach v. TokachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Butler v. ButlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lesko v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Com. Ex Rel. Sladek v. SladekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Blaisure v. BlaisureSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Stanton v. PetersenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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