· 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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