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Updated: 4:07 PM Apr 27, 2008
KY Supreme Court Rules Against Fatherhood for Adulterers
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a man who fathers a child during an affair with a married woman has no legal rights to fatherhood. Posted: 4:07 PM Apr 27, 2008Reporter: AP |
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I am astounded by this decision. It says that a woman who has an affair, commits adultery, gives up no rights to their child but a man who is involved in the affair has no rights. The circumstances in an aldulterous relationship are different in every single case, another reason that a blanket ruling such as this should not stand. This ruling will be looked back on in jest by generations of the future, when men and women truly have EQUAL rights and not rights dictated by judges who believe they are the moral police of a people and that women are the only ones capable or deserving of parental rights.
How can they deny the biological father his rights? That is crazy. There is no law against adultry. Bill Cunningham is not abiding by the rules of seperation of church and state. That is what this boils down to.
I really don't think that this is a good ruling. Lets say somewhere down the road this couple were divorced. Would the court uphold its ruling, or would they then order that man to pay child support for a child that he was denied rights to when the other (husband) didn't want to pay support.
It is sad that this has to happen. Something similar happened to my husband during his first marriage. She had an affair and got pregnant, reconciled with her husband and they raised the daughter as their own until they were divorcing when the girl was 2. The mother decided she did not want her husband (my husband now) to be Daddy so she found the man who fathered the child. Paternity was established by DNA and all his rights to see his daughter were removed because he was not the biological father. He has not seen the child for 10 years, she is now 14 and lives across country. To make matters worse, the biological dad abused the child and he went to prison. I am glad to know that the mother remarried and her husband now adopted the girl and loves her as his own. The girl now has emotional issues resulting from all of this. WE NEED TO STOP HURTING OUR CHILDREN TO GET BACK AT A SPOUSE!! THE CHILDREN ARE THE ONES WHO SUFFER!!