Court: Loss of parental rights doesn’t end support

The Michigan Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion that says a loss of parental rights doesn’t automatically mean a person can stop paying child support.

The justices wrote that a parent can be ordered to support a child financially even if he or she has no other role.

The ruling pertained to an Oakland County case involving a man named Lawrence Beck. Beck, according to the Court’s opinion, argued that his obligation to pay child support ended when his parental rights were terminated, and that any continued obligation to make payments violated his constitutional right to due process of law.

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