Legal Opinion
Beard v. Skipper
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1990No. Docket 110257PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNeff, J.
Defendant Nathan Richard Skipper, Jr., appeals as of right from a judgment of paternity, ordering him to pay $340 per week to plaintiff Cynthia Beard for the support of Jessica Lynn Chase. We affirm.
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Defendant contends that plaintiffs misrepresentation as to her use of birth control can be used as a mitigating factor when computing defendant’s contribution towards the child support obligation where each parent is financially able to bear the full cost of child support. We disagree.
In Faske v Bonanno, 137 Mich App 202; 357 NW2d 860 (1984), a paternity case, the defendant claimed that it was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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