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Lump Sum for Child Support: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

By Jennifer Gardella / February 19, 2024

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…

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Pennsylvania: Child Support post-Hanrahan and trusts

By Elissa C. Goldberg / October 8, 2018

Does 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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