In RE MARRIAGE OF ULRICH v. Cornell

The issue in this case is whether the doctrine of equitable estoppel can be invoked in a child support proceeding to hold a stepparent responsible for child support when allegedly the stepparent makes a representation to adopt and support the child. This is an appeal from the postjudgment order of the Milwaukee county circuit court, Judge Clarence R. Parrish, which declared that the stepfather, John T. Ulrich, Jr., was "estopped from denying an obligation to provide continued support for the child, Jesse Cornell."

The court of appeals affirmed the circuit court's decision by concluding that…