Child Custody • Application for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis • Inclusion of Income From Tax Credits and Refunds for Calculation for IFP Eligibility
D.R.M. v. N.K.M., PICS Case No. 17-0032 (Pa. Super. Dec. 23, 2016) Dubow, J. (10 pages).
Mother D.R.M. appealed the denial of her application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in the child custody dispute between her and father N.K.M over the parties’ two children. In February 2016, the trial court found mother in contempt of the existing custody order, and ordered, among other things, that the parties’ children attend counseling sessions. Mother, in contemplation of this appeal, filed her IFP petition, which was denied by the trial court after a hearing.
