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Family

Sep. 21, 2000

Paternal Rights and Duties Should Flow From Biology

Imagine that your spouse leaves you with three children. You struggle without any child support and, two years later, the children are taken away from you without any notice. Shortly thereafter, you discover that two of the three children are not biologically yours, and yet the court has ordered you to pay 65 percent of your net income as child support for all three children.

        By J. Anthony Suraco
        
        Imagine that your spouse leaves you with three children. You struggle without any child support and, two years later, the children are taken away from you without any notice. Shortly thereafter, you discover that two of the three children are not biologically yours, and yet the court has ordere...

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