Vested Stock Options Constitute Income Available for Child Support

Business Valuation Update BVLaw
Legal and Court Case Update
November 18, 2002
marital dissolution/divorce

Donna K. MacKinley v. Gerald L. Messerschmidt
2002 PA Super 361
US
State Court
Pennsylvania
Superior Court
Beck

Summary

A divided Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled, on first impression, that vested stock options should be considered as income available for child support on the date they vest.

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Donna K. MacKinley v. Gerald L. Messerschmidt

A divided Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled, on first impression, that vested stock options should be considered as income available for child support on the date they vest. It stated, “We hold that once vested, stock options become accessible to a par ...