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Pa. Rules of Civil Procedure Applying to Support including The Support Guidelines, Basic Child Support Schedule (Rule 1910.16-3) and rules for calculating the amount of support and alimony pendente lite (Rule 1910.16-4) Deviation from the Guideline support amounts is permitted based upon the following factors: unusual needs or fixed obligations, ages of the children, assets of the parties, other support obligations or income, medical expenses not covered by insurance, the standard of living of the parties and their children and other relevant factors including the best interest of the children, and, in spousal support or alimony pendente lite cases, the duration of the marriage to the date of final separation. There are a number of cases that specifically define the meaning of these "factors." Support obligations are calculated upon earnings capacity, not actual income. The amount of child support is calculated on a case-by-case "Melzer" analysis in those cases where the parties' total income exceeds $15,000 per month. A "Melzer" analysis is based upon the parents' available income and is made in order to allow the children to share the benefits of the parents' "financial achievement." Support orders are usually retroactive to the date of the filing of the complaint for support. This usually results in the |
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