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Court of Appeals of Maryland· 6/30/1977

Rand v. Rand

Citations

  • 374 A.2d 900
  • 280 Md. 508
  • 90 A.L.R. 3d 150
  • 1977 Md. LEXIS 864

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the common law rule placing primary liability for the support of minor children on the father was irreconcilable with the E.R.A., and noting that the “parental obligation for child support ... is one shared by both parents”
  • holding that parents are equally responsible for the duty of support and that under the Maryland Equal Rights Amendment, in allocating the responsibility of support, courts are not permitted to consider the sex of the parent as a factor
  • holding that the common law rule placing primary liability for the support of minor children on the father was irreconcilable with the E.R.A., and noting that the \parental obligation for child support . . . is one shared by both parents\
  • applying a standard beyond strict scrutiny [4] to require child support obligations be allocated without regard for the sex of the parents
  • applying a standard beyond strict scrutiny 4 to require child support obligations be allocated without regard for the sex of the parents
  • stating “[t]he words of the ERA are clear and unambiguous.... This language mandating equality of rights can only mean that sex is not a factor.”

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Judges: Murphy, Singley, Smith, Digges, Levine, Eldridge, Orth

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