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L.R. JONES, J.S.C. This ease presents a significant legal issue regarding the effective date for the retroactive establishment of an initial child support obligation in a divorce proceeding. Specifically, the question is whether the court may retroactively set an obligor’s child support obligation (a) only as of the filing date of an actual child support motion (pendente lite or otherwise), or (b) prior to the motion filing da
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