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Court rules unborn fetus has right to support payments
Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals held that an unborn child has the right to support, and a mother cannot bargain it away. The case centered on Catherine Pergeorelis and Rufus Shinall, who had a paternity dispute resolved by a $500 agreement and a signed statement of paternity. The release was deemed nonbinding, upholding a lower court ruling that support must continue despite a prior settlement. Chief Judge Tyrie Boyer dissented.
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Tallahassee
Florida 1St District Court of Appeals
Jacksonsville
Catherine Pergeorelis
Rufus R. Shinall
Shinall
Duval County
Florida
Tyrie Boyer
Supreme Court