Legal Opinion
Larson v. Diveglia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1997No. 51 W.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice.
This case presents the court with an issue of first impression: whether a person not a parent, who resides with and provides financial support for a child, has standing to petition the court for child support in the absence of a court order granting legal or physical custody to that person? We find that absent an order granting legal or physical custody a person does not have standing to bring an action for child support. Accordingly, for the reasons that follow, we reverse the decision of the Superior Court.
The instant action began on June 22, 1995 when Lee…
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