Michigan Court of Appeals· 11/4/1986

Nygard v. Nygard

Citations

401 N.W.2d 323
156 Mich. App. 94
1986 Mich. App. LEXIS 3046

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holding elements of equitable estoppel existed permitting court to compel nonbiological father to pay child support
stating that promissory estoppel may apply if statute of frauds prevents enforcement of child support contract
applying promissory estoppel to conclude that a husband who had agreed to raise an unborn child as his own could be held responsible for child support
having persuaded mother during pregnancy to forgo putting child up for adoption when born and instead to marry him and let him act as father, husband was estopped from disclaiming paternity
having persuaded mother during pregnancy to forgo putting child up for adoption when born and instead to marry him and let him act as father, husband was estopped from disclaiming paternity
if statute of frauds prevents enforcement of child support contract, defendant may be held liable under the doctrine of promissory estoppel

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Judges: Burns, Gillis, Kelly

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