Legal Opinion

Funk v. Funk

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 6, 1988No. 00528PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a child support order entered by the York County Court of Common Pleas. The appellant alleges that the lower court abused its discretion when determining the amount of support to be paid. Specifically, Mr. Funk questions: 1) Whether the court erred by failing to comply with the support guidelines enunciated in Melzer v. Witsberger, 505 Pa. 462, 480 A.2d 991 (1984) and codified in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4322; and 2) Whether the court erred by failing to consider the earning capacity of the mother and the child care expenses of the father when determining the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Conway v. DanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Melzer v. WitsbergerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. DeMasi v. DeMasiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. DeWalt v. DeWaltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Firestone v. FirestoneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. McClain v. McClainSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Lesko v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Doherty v. DohertySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Rock v. RockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Steinmetz v. SteinmetzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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