Sharon v. Porter

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal from Glenda Sharon, Joanne Williams and Tina McLean from identical orders dismissing their petitions for child support under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, Florida Statutes, Chapter 88. None of the mothers was married to the alleged fathers and paternity had not been previously established. The trial court sua sponte dismissed the cases for failure to state a cause of action “as no cause of action exists under Chapter 88 to establish the paternity of a minor child.” The trial court concluded that the determination of paternity…