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Downton Abbey for Law Professors
Like many of the television viewing public, I have become quite a fan of the award-winning PBS series Downton Abbey. However, beyond the basic entertainment value of the show, I…
Family Law Prof Blog
Family Law Faces Bieber
By Family Law
From Foxnews.com on the reported suit to establish (minor) Justin Bieber's paternity:Teen idol Justin Bieber allegedly lost his virginity – and impregnated a young woman – during a 30-second tryst after a…
Family Law Prof Blog
$50 Million New York Case Challenging Paternity Presumption
By Family Law
The New York Times ran a story last weekend about a great filiation case - worth $50 million - working its way through that New York Court system that challenges the…
Family Law Prof Blog
A Father, but Not the Father
By Family Law
The New York Times recently ran a piece on the potential devastation caused when DNA testing proves a father is not the father. Read it here.MRHat Tip: ER
Family Law Prof Blog
Child Support & Filiation in Missouri
By Family Law
News report on changes to MO law that make it easier for fathers to challenge child support orders based on paternity:It didn’t take long for Michael W. to confirm that…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Jeffrey Parness and Zachary Townsend on Paternity Acknowledgments
Jeffrey A. Parness and Zachary Townsend (both of Northern Illinois University College of Law) have posted For Those Not John Edwards: More and Better Paternity Acknowledgments at Birth on SSRN.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Parness & Townsend: “For Those Not John Edwards: More and Better Paternity Acknowledgments at Birth”
By Family Law
Jeffrey A. Parness & Zachary Townsend (Northern Illinois University College of Law) have posted "For Those Not John Edwards: More and Better Paternity Acknowledgments at Birth" (forthcoming University of Baltimore Law…
Family Law Prof Blog
Fame and Filiation
By Family Law
CNN reports the story of a man claiming to be the father of recent Miami signee Lebron James:A Washington lawyer has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming he is…
Family Law Prof Blog
Paternity and Minor’s Standing under IL Law
By Family Law
The Illinoisappellate court recently affirmed the circuit court’s finding of nonpaternitybased on DNA testing even though respondent had signed a voluntaryacknowledgment of paternity (VAP) and the birth certificate. The court…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Paternity issue in Bobby Fischer estate contest will lead to exhumation
The remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer are to be exhumed in order to settle a paternity claim, an Icelandic court has ruled. The Supreme Court in Reykjavik said…