Siegler v. Wiser

STONE, Judge.

Appellant sought a determination of paternity and child support. In the course of litigation, a dispute arose concerning whether the case had been settled by an exchange of communications between the parties. The trial court found that there had been an offer and acceptance, and that there was no public policy in Florida prohibiting a parent from contracting away an “inchoate” right of an illegitimate child to support prior to a determination of paternity-

The right of an illegitimate child to support, and the right to have a trial court determine the best interest of that child…