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· 1/7/1919

Robinson v. Steele

Citations

  • 248 U.S. 546
  • 39 S. Ct. 135

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that extra-judicial agreement of parties regarding termination of child support obligations was enforceable under doctrine of equitable estoppel where welfare of children not adversely affected
  • “[T]wo issues [must] be determined in deciding whether to apply the doctrine of equitable estoppel to arrearage child support: [1] will the welfare of the child be negatively affected, and [2] has there been detrimental reliance?”
  • father detrimentally relied by agreeing to support three other children

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