In re Henderson
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bedford County
1Opinion of the Court
Wright, P. J.,
We are confronted in this case with an application for the maintenance and education of a minor child of a father who has been previously declared by this court to be an incompetent. Section 6 of the Act of May 28,1907, P. L. 292, provides that the court appointing a guardian for an incompetent shall have full power to direct an allowance for the support and maintenance of the incompetent’s wife, or his or her children, and for the educa*360tion of his or her minor children. It has been held that such matter is within the sound discretion of the court of common pleas: Parke’s Case,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fort v. FortSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. HendersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Commonwealth of Pa. v. John W. ClearySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Parke's CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910