Legal Opinion
T.F. v. B.L.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 25, 2004PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The plaintiff, T.F., and the defendant, B.L., are two women who lived together from 1996 to 2000. During this time, the plaintiff became pregnant through artificial insemination, and in July, 2000, after the couple had separated, she gave *523birth to a child. In January, 2001, the plaintiff filed a complaint in the Probate and Family Court Department. Based on theories of promissory estoppel and breach of an oral contract,1 she requested that the defendant be ordered to pay child support under the child support guidelines. See G. L. c. 119, § 28 (d). The judge found that there was an agreement…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Green v. RichmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- E.N.O. v. L.M.M.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Kenyon v. City of ChicopeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Pittsfield & North Adams Railroad v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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