A.S. v. I.S.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 29, 2015

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 2015-01-29

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 2015

3 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“(1) Whether, under Pennsylvania, law, a former stepparent who has pursued and established equal parental rights as the children’s natural parent — and per a court order, equally shares physical and legal custody with the natural parent— should be relieved of the duty to eontrib-ute to the children’s support. (2) If this Court finds that [a] duty df support lies with both parties who share physical and legal custody of the children, whether • the ‘amount of support owed is calculated by the statutorily imposed child support guidelines.”

quoted by 3 later decisions, including A.S. v. I.S., A.S. v. I.S.

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Decided 2015-01-29

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¶1ORDER

PER CURIAM.

¶2AND NOW, this 29th day of January, 2015, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal *1281is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

(1) Whether, under Pennsylvania law, a former stepparent who has pursued and established equal parental rights as the children’s natural parent— and per a court order, equally shares physical and legal custody with the natural parent — should be relieved of the duty to contribute to the children’s support.

(2) If this Court finds that [a] duty of support lies with both parties who share physical and legal custody of the children, whether the amount of support owed is calculated by the statutorily imposed child support guidelines.