Peter Rarai v. Susan Collins, 14 March 1986.
The National Court of Papua New Guinea held that, under the Deserted Wives and Children Act, a father can be ordered to pay maintenance for a child born out of wedlock as well as for a child born in wedlock.
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Behavior; Child Rearing; Child Support--legal aspects; Court Decision; Developing Countries; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Filiation; Illegitimacy--legal aspects; Melanesia; Oceania; Papua New Guinea; Social Problems