Commonwealth v. Milchak

JACOBS, Judge:

This appeal arises from an “unofficial order of delinquency”1 adjudicating the appellant delinquent, and ordering him to pay $40.00 per month for the support of his bastard child. Appellant challenges this order on the basis that the Juvenile Court lacks authority to order him to pay support under the Juvenile Act.2 The Commonwealth contends, however, that the order was properly entered pursuant to the Juvenile Court’s broad powers to determine the proper disposition of a delinquent child. For the following reasons, we reverse the support order entered by the court below.

On May…