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Even though a paternity test ruled out Anthony L. Parker as the father of a child in a child support dispute, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that he still has to pay support owed the mother before he took the test.
The court reversed a decision by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Mary Spencer McGowan and sent the case back to her to determine the amount Parker must pay.
The opinion, written by Associate Justice Donald L. Corbin, says state law and prior court cases make it clear that an "acknowledged father" cannot be relieved of past-due child support.
Associate Justice Robert L. Brown wrote in a concurring opinion that the court was forced to bring "a grossly unfair result." He urged the state Legislature to clarify the law.
In her original ruling, McGowan wrote that forcing Parker to pay “violates all precepts of common law as to who is responsible for supporting a child."
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Mistakes happen. The real travesty here is the mother who A) Didn't / doesn't know who the real father is, and B) is going to fight tooth and nail to get this poor guys money, even though she knows damn well it doesn't belong to her.
Thoughts?
01-13-2007, 04:46 PM
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