Man Freed From Child Support He Does Not Owe

This stunning victory for a man who was sued for $12,303 in back child support, even though he was not the father of the child, is heartening. The Washington Times reports that a 4-3 vote in the Maryland Court of Appeals released Nicholas Todd Walter from the payments. "Without paternity, there is no legal duty; without a legal duty, there can be no financial obligation," according to the judgment written by Lynne A. Battaglia, former U.S. attorney for Maryland who was appointed to the court last year. The ruling reverses a 1994 decision by the state's highest court that a man who agreed to pay child support, but later discovered he was not the biological father, must continue to pay. Scott's note: Thanks also to Neil Steyskal for submitting this story.

Source: Washington Times [newspaper]

Title: Court frees man from child-support order

Author: Arlo Wagner

Date: January 20, 2002

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