Opinion ID: 1927523
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Heading: Order of July 23, 1984

Text: The order of July 23, 1984, imposed an obligation on appellant to contribute $25 per week to her daughter, Annette, during the academic year for her college education. This order was similarly held in abeyance. This order we simply vacate. At the time this order was entered, appellant had not worked for over nine months. As stated previously, appellant remained unemployed because of health considerations and to care for her young children by her present husband. A parent's duty to provide support for a child's college education is enforceable only if the parent has sufficient estate, earning capacity or income to enable him or her to do so without undue hardship. Commonwealth ex rel. Cochran v. Cochran, supra ; Commonwealth ex rel Leider v. Leider, 335 Pa.Super. 249, 484 A.2d 117 (1984). As we have previously concluded, appellant's earning capacity is not the proper yardstick by which to measure her ability to contribute support. Clearly, considering appellant's unemployed status, it would impose a significant hardship on her to contribute support for her daughter's college education, particularly in light of appellee's savings earmarked for that purpose. Order reversed. Order of December 13, 1984, affirming the order of June 25, 1982, reversed and said order of June 25, 1982, vacated as of August 15, 1984. Order of December 13, 1984, affirming order of July 23, 1984, reversed and said order of July 23, 1984, vacated. Order of December 13, 1984, affirmed insofar as it directs appellant to report to the Domestic Relations Office concerning her physical condition and employment capability.