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LAWRENCE v. HERSHEY

No. 4D04-576.

890 So.2d 350 (2004)

Sara LAWRENCE, Appellant, v. Edward HERSHEY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Wolland, North Miami, for appellant.

Gene Reibman, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

A mother appeals the trial court's dismissal of her paternity suit in which she sought child support for her adult autistic child.1 We affirm. The mother lacks standing in her individual capacity to pursue child support for an adult child.

"Child support is a right that belongs to the child." See Cronebaugh v. Van Dyke, Jr., 415 So.2d 738, 741 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). While the...

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