Does the father of a child have a primary duty to provide financial support to the child?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Bd., 245 Cal.App.2d 292, 53 Cal.Rptr. 816 (Cal. App. 1966):
[245 Cal.App.2d 303] The father has theretofore always had the primary duty to furnish support. (Newell v. Newell (1956), 146 Cal.App.2d 166, 178, 303 P.2d 839.)
His duty is measured by the scope of the penal statute imposing sanctions for its violation.
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