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· 9/16/1965

Commonwealth Ex Rel. Snively v. Snively

Citations

  • 206 Pa. Super. 278
  • 212 A.2d 905
  • 1965 Pa. Super. LEXIS 796

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  • finding the husband’s ambition to leave his job to go to college, while praiseworthy, could not be realized at the expense of his obligation to support his child
  • defendant voluntarily quit his job and went to college, virtually eliminating his income and taking on a financial burden in the form of school expenses
  • public policy prohibits a parent from waiving a child’s right to support.

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Judges: Wright, Watkins, Montgomery, Jacobs, Hoffman, Flood

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