Dunn v. Dunn

While at first *800blush this would appear to be simply a matter of whether or not a father should pay child support, it is not. Because of the most unusual facts, this case is in reality a First Amendment issue. The issue is simply: May this Court order a man to get a job and pay child support which will force him to leave his religious order and renounce his religious vows? The lower court said yes; I disagree. I would reverse the lower court and order the case remanded to the trial court to determine the amount of child support.

The plaintiff and the defendant were married in 1965 while…