Lesbian not required to pay child support

CJ writes "MA Supreme Court has a history of contradictory and odd rulings. In this case a woman who agreed to have a child with her lesbian partner cannot be forced to pay child support, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday. Because the defendant is not a parent under any of the statutory provisions enacted to establish parenthood, she has no duty to support the child financially, and she may not be ordered to pay child support,'' I honestly think the court would have ruled differently if this had been a man involved. Also, if this court agrees homosexual marriages should be like normal marriage arrangements, this is a highly contradictory ruling. Article

here"

NOTICE: This story was migrated from the old software that used to run Mensactivism.org. Unfortunately, user comments did not get included in the migration. However, you may view a copy of the original story, with comments, at the following link:

http://news.mensactivism.org/articles/04/08/25/2147217.shtml