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· 2/25/1987

Babish v. Babish

Citations

  • 521 A.2d 955
  • 361 Pa. Super. 118
  • 1987 Pa. Super. LEXIS 7259

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that a court should recognize the “full nature and extent” of a parent’s property interests and financial resources when determining a support obligation
  • stating that a court should recognize the \full nature and extent\ of a parent's property interests and financial resources when determining a support obligation
  • emphasizing that a parent has the primary obligation to support his children and that he may not diminish his ability to pay child support in order to ensure a more comfortable existence for himself
  • emphasizing that a parent has the primary obligation to support his children and that he may not diminish his ability to pay child support in order to ensure a more comfortable existence for himself
  • emphasizing that a parent has the primary obligation to support his children and that he may not diminish his ability to pay child support in order to ensure a more comfortable existence for himself
  • remanding a support action where the trial court failed to include a lump sum workers' compensation award as income available for support, stating, \It does not matter that [Father] depleted the substantial award\ by using the money to purchase a home for his new family

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Judges: Watkins, Cercone, Hester

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