REED, P. J., September 25, 1958.
It is the law of this Commonwealth that the duty of a parent to support and maintain his children includes the child's education. It is also the law that it is only where the parent (father) is without any means or is without adequate means that an allowance will be made from the child's separate estate for the child's education: In re Harland's Accounts, 5 Rawle 323 (1835); Newport v. Cook, 2 Ashmead 332 (1841). See also 67 C. J....
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