HASKINS v. BRONZETTI

No. 91-1199.

64 Ohio St.3d 202 (1992)

HASKINS, APPELLANT, v. BRONZETTI, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber Co., L.P.A., and Roger L. Kleinman, for appellant.

Dyson, Schmidlin & Foulds Co., L.P.A., James J. Dyson and Celeste Manway, for appellee.


DOUGLAS, J.

The underlying issue before this court is whether appellant can pursue an action for child support against the appellee in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County. Appellant suggests that an independent action for child support will lie as against the appellee in Ohio. We agree.

All parents have a duty to support their children. At common law, such an obligation rested primarily upon the father. State ex rel. Wright v. Indus. Comm....

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