BENSON EX REL. PATTERSON v. PATTERSON


830 A.2d 966 (2003)

Cheryl BENSON, on Behalf of Wiley Stanley PATTERSON, Jr., a Minor, and Leona C. Lewis, on Behalf of Aaron Patterson, a Minor, Appellants v. Danita C. PATTERSON, Executrix of the Estate of Wiley Stanley Patterson, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Mark Anstine, Harrisburg, for Cheryl Benson and Leona C. Lewis, appellants.

James Harry Turner, Harrisburg, for Danita C. Patterson, appellee.

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


OPINION

Justice EAKIN.

Wiley Stanley Patterson fathered five children, two of whom were born out of wedlock; Wiley Stanley Patterson Jr., born to Cheryl Benson on March 25, 1984, and Aaron Patterson, born to Leona Lewis on September 10, 1991. Stanley and Aaron are in the custody of their mothers; while support orders were entered requiring him to pay child support for Stanley and Aaron, Patterson never made payments during his life.

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