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Claudio v. Dean Machine Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Feb 12, 2002
567 Pa. 613 (Pa. 2002)

Summary

holding that, under Pennsylvania law, the corpus an inheritance was not income and, hence, did not fall within the statutory concepts of "income in respect of a decedent" or "income from an interest in an estate or trust"

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Opinion

February 12, 2002.

No. 531 EAL 2001, Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Opinion of the Superior Court.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 12th day of February 2002, WE GRANT the Petition for Allowance of Appeal LIMITED to the following issue:

Whether the trial court erred, pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 227.1, by: (1) conducting a post-trial evidentiary hearing; and (2) granting post-trial relief when the court indicated that the error before or during trial was attributable to Appellees?


Summaries of

Claudio v. Dean Machine Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Feb 12, 2002
567 Pa. 613 (Pa. 2002)

holding that, under Pennsylvania law, the corpus an inheritance was not income and, hence, did not fall within the statutory concepts of "income in respect of a decedent" or "income from an interest in an estate or trust"

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indicating that an inheritance is not “income,” but it may be considered as an “asset” when determining a child support obligation

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emphasizing that, unlike Virginia, Pennsylvania statute "does not include 'gifts' in the definition of income"

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In Humphreys, our Supreme Court confronted whether an inheritance could be considered income for the purpose of calculating a child support obligation.

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Case details for

Claudio v. Dean Machine Co.

Case Details

Full title:LUIS CLAUDIO AND SEXTA CLAUDIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HIS WIFE, Respondents…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

Date published: Feb 12, 2002

Citations

567 Pa. 613 (Pa. 2002)
790 A.2d 281

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