Tammen v. Tammen

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that in matters of support, paramount concern is child’s welfare
• concluding minor children have basic right to support from their parents and that in matters of support, paramount concern is welfare of children
• stating that minor children have a “basic right” to support from their parents and that in matters of support amount, welfare of child is paramount concern
• stating that minor children have a “basic right” to support from their parents and that in matters of support, courts are controlled by the welfare of the child as the paramount concern
• “Courts * * * will be controlled by the welfare of the child as the paramount consideration”
• agreements between parents affecting rights of minor children to support are not binding on the courts

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).