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SPRING v. SPRING

16 Wis.2d 460 (1962)

SPRING, Appellant, v. SPRING and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 1, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Raskin & Zubrensky, attorneys, and Herbert S. Bratt of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Bratt.

No appearance or brief for respondents.

BROADFOOT, C. J.

The general rule of law concerning parental duty to support and maintain minor children is well stated in 39 Am. Jur., Parent and Child, pp. 630, 631, sec. 35:

"The prevailing view now is that parents are, regardless of any statute, under a legal as well as a moral duty to support, maintain, and care for their minor children. This obligation is sometimes spoken of as one under the common law and sometimes as a matter of natural right and justice...

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