Lynn v. Lynn
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
358 So.2d 908 (1978)
Donald Melvin LYNN, Appellant,
v.
Ruth R. LYNN, Appellee.
No. II-46.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
May 24, 1978.
Theodore J. Troxel, of Kinsey & Troxel, Pensacola, for appellant.
Nancy T. Gilliam, Pensacola, for appellee.
2Per curiam
The trial court in a dissolution judgment ordered husband/appellant to pay child support to a child born during the marriage who both parties admitted was not biologically appellant's child. We reverse. There is no legal duty to provide support for a child who is not a party's natural or adopted child and for whose care the party has not…
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