Crego v. Coleman

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court held that the repealed statutory provision allowing court-approved, nonmodifiable child-support agreements in unresolved paternity actions did not violate equal protection. The provision was rationally related to the legitimate objective of securing support for children whose paternity might be difficult to prove and, alternatively, substantially related to the important objective of providing support to children born out of wedlock. Justice Kelly, dissenting, and Chief Justice Weaver, dissenting, would have held that the statute discriminated on the basis of illegitimacy and violated heightened equal-protection scrutiny.