Man Must Pay Child Support, Despite Test, Rules Md. Court of Special Appeals

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A man who claimed for almost 13 years that he was the father of a child born during his marriage, despite evidence to the contrary, remains responsible for child support even after a paternity test proved otherwise, the Court of Special Appeals has held.

A judge in Garrett County Circuit Court should not have granted Darren G. Kamp's request for genetic testing without considering the best interests of the child, the appellate panel said.

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Man Must Pay Child Support, Despite Test, Rules Md. Court of Special Appeals

Because of that error, "it follows that the court erred in terminating [Kamp's] child support obligation based on the paternity test results," wrote retired Judge Charles E. Moylan Jr., who was specially assigned to the...

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