At first glance, the idea of paying all your child support up front so you don’t have to worry about it anymore sounds like a great idea. Except, it’s not, for multiple reasons. First, while a parent can divorce a spouse, a parent can’t divorce a child. Pennsylvania considers your responsibility to support your child…
Read MoreDoes it count as Child Support if a parent sets up a trust for their minor children by a previous spouse? According to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling in Hanrahan v. Bakker in June 2018, the answer is: No! As part of a multi-tiered opinion handed down earlier this year, the state Supreme Court said a voluntary…
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