Welch v. Welch

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that the “duty to support arises out of the parent-child relationship”
• stating that a parent’s “duty to support arises out of the parent-child -9- relationship and, unlike a property right, ‘cannot be “bargained away” by contract’” (quoting C.J.H. v. A.K.G., No. M2001-01234-COA-R3-JV, 2002 WL 1827660, at (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2002))
• discerning no fraud where the petitioner was aware of the child’s paternity
• a father who legitimated a child and then sought to reverse that decision under Rule 60 was not entitled to relief when he knew he was not the biological father at the time of legitimation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• People v. Cardenas
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2014-03-27· cited 11×
• In Re: Francis P
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2017-06-26· cited 2×
• Jeffrey Matthew Brown v. Jennifer Lindsey (Williams) Brown
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-09-12
• Kimberly Shea (Matheny) Coyle v. Gregory E. Erickson
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-08-24
• Gary Curtis Whitworth v. Patricia Gayle Whitworth
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2009-08-17
• State of Tennessee, Ex Rel., Margaret v. Hickman v. Ronald L. Dodd
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2008-11-21
• In Re Estate of Bill Morris
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2017-11-13
• McKayla Taylor v. Miriam's Promise
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2019-01-31
• State of Tennessee Ex Rel. Kimberly C. v. Gordon S.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2020-11-30
• Tray Simmons v. Dr. Shahidul Islam
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2026-05-21

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Mercer v. Vanderbilt University, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2004-05-03· cited 268×
• O'DANIEL v. Messier
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1995-04-05· cited 252×
• Berryhill v. Rhodes
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2000-05-30· cited 204×
• Toney v. Mueller Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1991-05-06· cited 130×
• Simmons v. Simmons
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1995-05-30· cited 57×
• Brown v. Weik
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1985-02-11· cited 54×
• Evans v. Evans
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1911-09-15· cited 47×
• Alexander v. Jackson Radiology Associates
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2004-06-07· cited 44×
• Spruce v. Spruce
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-01-14· cited 35×
• COM., DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE v. Woolf
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-03-21· cited 22×
• Damron v. Damron
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1963-05-10· cited 12×
• In re M.O.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-02-25· cited 10×
• Brown v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1990-10-24· cited 9×
• In Re MO
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-02-25· cited 3×