HUMPHREYS v. DEROSS


790 A.2d 281 (2002)

Beth A. HUMPHREYS, Appellee, v. William DEROSS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanne Ross Wilder, Pittsburgh, Stephen E. Hall, Meadville, for appellant.

Barbara Jean Mountjoy, Meadville, for appellee.

Before ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN AND SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this case to address the issue of how the receipt of an inheritance affects child support obligations of a payor. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the Order of the Superior Court that affirmed a decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County (trial court), which held that an inheritance was income available for support.

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