In most circumstances, no. The Pennsylvania support order must be paid in full, and anything additional that is provided directly for the other spouse or children, such as clothing or gifts, will not be credited against the Pennsylvania child or spousal support order. If the parties are married, the spouse occupying the marital residence is responsible for payment of the mortgage, taxes, utilities and all other bills associated with their possession of the residence. In some cases, the support hearing officers, support masters, and judges of Western Pennsylvania including the Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland County courts will permit the spouse not occupying the residence to directly pay the mortgage on the marital residence and receive a credit for the payment against their Pennsylvania child support, Pennsylvania spousal support, Pennsylvania alimony pendente lite, or Pennsylvania alimony obligation.
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The statements in this section are based on Pennsylvania law and have been issued to inform and not advise. The statements are general in nature and individual facts in a given case may alter their application or involve other laws not referred to here.
