Child support provides important financial stability for a divorced parent’s children. Disagreements over the amount of support naturally occur, but in certain cases some fathers claim that they owe no support obligations because the child is not their offspring. Paternity cases are an important part of family law, and a case from another state reveals the extent of that importance. During a
Whether married or divorced, one of a parent’s most essential responsibilities is providing financial support for his or her children. This month, the Massachusetts Appeals Court lent support to that statement when it issued a ruling in an unusual child support case involving a man who attempted to negotiate away his support obligations. The case involved an immigrant couple from Nigeria who
Child support provides important financial stability for a divorced parent’s children. Disagreements over the amount of support naturally occur, but in certain cases some fathers claim that they owe no support obligations because the child is not their offspring. Paternity cases are an important part of family law, and a case from another state reveals the extent of that importance. During a
Whether married or divorced, one of a parent’s most essential responsibilities is providing financial support for his or her children. This month, the Massachusetts Appeals Court lent support to that statement when it issued a ruling in an unusual child support case involving a man who attempted to negotiate away his support obligations. The case involved an immigrant couple from Nigeria who
