BRYNES v. CALDWELL


439 Pa.Super. 574 (1995)

654 A.2d 1125

Kathleen M. BYRNES v. Harry D. CALDWELL, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 9, 1995.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted May 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Recchuiti, Norristown, for appellant.

Peter E. Moore, Spring House, for appellee.

Albert Momjian, Huntingdon, amicus curiae.

Before ROWLEY, President Judge, and CAVANAUGH, WIEAND, CIRILLO, DEL SOLE, POPOVICH, JOHNSON, HUDOCK and SAYLOR, JJ.


ROWLEY, President Judge:

In Blue v. Blue, 532 Pa. 521, 616 A.2d 628 (1992), decided on November 13, 1992, our Supreme Court held that a divorced parent, like any other parent, owes a duty of support to his or her child until the later of the child's eighteenth birthday or graduation from high school, but not beyond. Pivotal to the Court's decision was the fact that no parental duty to contribute...

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