The adult daughter of a failed marriage should not be able to sue her father to enforce a child support provision from her parents’ property settlement agreement that would benefit her directly, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in a case of first impression.
However, the six justices that heard Chen v. Chen split as to whether the result should be based on contract law or public policy grounds.
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