Legal Opinion
Whitlock v. Iowa District Court for Fayette County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 24, 1993No. 92-878PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
The issue presented by this case is whether plaintiff who is not the biological father of Michelle Whitlock is legally liable to pay temporary child support for her during the pendency of his dissolution of marriage proceeding. We determine he is liable for that support.
Eugene and Georgia Whitlock were married on October 7, 1978. One child was born during the marriage, Michelle Whit-lock. The parties agree and the trial court conclusively determined that Eugene is not the father of Michelle. This is because Eugene, who was in the United States Navy, left his wife for shipboard…
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