Legal Opinion
Monmouth County v. G.D.M.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided October 10, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYSER, J.T.C., temporarily assigned.
Does a parent have an enduring and fundamental duty to support his or her children to the maximum degree possible? Alternatively, may a parent deliberately forfeit his or her parental rights, and leave his or her former spouse and/or the State and taxpayers to fulfill the duties which the forfeiting parent may be able, at least in part, to fulfill? Finally, does a custodial parent have standing to waive the right to collect child support at all? These are the principal questions set forth by this case, which intertwines public policy and taxpayer burden…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bowen v. GilliardSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Lepis v. LepisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Matter of Baby M.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- In Re Adoption of Children N.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- White v. LaingorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Monmouth County Division of Social Services ex rel. Division of Youth & Family Services v. C.R.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- E.E. v. O.M.G.R.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2011
- E.K. VS. S.A. (FM-15-0387-09, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
- MELISSA MORALES VS. JULIO MORALES (FM-19-0181-11, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
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