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· 7/1/1868

Hooper v. Haskell

Citations

  • 56 Me. 251

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \A parent is obligated to provide support even in the absence of a demand for payment.\ (citation omitted)
  • parent’s incarceration does not relieve her obligation to make a minimal financial contribution for child’s support
  • “Father may not rely upon his incarceration as a reason for failing to contribute any money toward the children’s support because incarceration does not discharge Father’s obligations to the children”

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Judges: Appleton, Barrows, Danporth, Kent, Walton

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