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T.F. v. B.L.
Citation:
442 Mass. 522, 813 N.E.2d 1244Facts
T.F. (plaintiff) and B.L. (defendant) were domestic and romantic partners. The parties discussed having a child together and rejected options such as adoption or fostering a child. The parties decided to have a child through artificial insemination. T.F. became pregnant through artificial insemination and gave birth to a child. Shortly after T.F. became pregnant, the parties’ relationship deteriorated and B.L. moved out of the parties’ apartment. B.L. later told T.F. that she desired no further contact with either T.F. or the child. T.F. filed a complaint, requesting that B.L. be ordered to pay child support for the resulting child. T.F. alleged that B.L. entered into an implied contract with her to coparent the child, or at least that B.L. impliedly promised to support the child.
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