Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/13/1984

Melzer v. Witsberger

Citations

480 A.2d 991
505 Pa. 462
1984 Pa. LEXIS 296

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holding that when the parties’ combined net income exceeds $ 15,000 per month, child support shall be calculated pursuant to a reasonable expenses analysis
explaining that \high income child support cases no longer will be decided pursuant to Melzer \
stating that income available for support is “the amount of each parent’s income which remains after the deduction of the parent’s reasonable living expenses”
setting forth the formula to calculate child support for parties prior to the adoption of guidelines in 1984 and 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4322
stating court must ascertain reasonable needs of child as they relate to net income of both parents and their own living expenses to establish fair and reasonable order of support
noting under Pennsylvania law “a total lack of organization with respect to how these principles interact and how they should be applied in order to arrive at an appropriate award of support”

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDer-mott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos, McDermott

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