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Paternity
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Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: DNA Testing and Dismissal of Paternity Actions
By Family Law
The Supreme Court of Wyoming, in a case of first impression, interprets its state paternity statute regarding the impact of a DNA test excluding paternity. The disputed provision reads: "If…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Default Administrative Child Support Order Does not Establish Paternity Sufficient to Support Criminal Non-Support Action
By Family Law
The Supreme Court of Missouri has issued a number of decisions this past year relating to paternity -- requiring greater process to prove or disprove paternity. In its latest decision,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
A non-marital child born before execution of the will cannot be pretermitted
In its opinion in Lanier v. Rains, 229 S.W.3d 656 (Tenn. 2007), the court held that a non-martial child born before the alleged father’s will was executed cannot be a…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Ruth Zafran on Paternity and Posthumous Conception
Dr. Ruth Zafran has posted Dying to be a Father: Legal Paternity in Cases of Posthumous Conception on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The article addresses the determination of legal parenthood…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Jeffrey Parness on Paternity Interests in the Context of Safe Haven, Adoption, and Birth Record Laws
Jeffrey A. Parness has posted Safe Haven, Adoption and Birth Record Laws: Where are the Daddies?, Capital University Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2008, on SSRN. Here is the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
What if Dannielynn Were Born in Illinois?
Professor Jeffrey A. Parness (Northern Illinois University College of Law) has recently published his article entitled Reforming Paternity Procedures: A Dannielynn in Illinois, 95 Ill. B.J. 324 (2007).By considering how…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Anna Nicole Smith Case Triggers Collateral Lawsuits
As reported earlier on this blog, DNA evidence proved that Larry Birkhead is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn.Now, Larry Birkhead is suing his attorney, Debra Opri. According…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Jeffrey A. Parness on the Role of Paternity
Jeffrey A. Parness (Northern Illinois University) has posted Lost Paternity in the Culture of Motherhood on SSRN. It will be published in the Valparaiso University Law Review. Here is the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Who’s Your Daddy? — DNA Tests Won’t Help!
Raymon and Richard are identical twins. Four years ago, they each had sexual relations with the same woman on the same day within just a few hours of each other! …
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Intestacy — One Day Makes The Difference
In 1942, Leonard Jotham and Margaret Jotham were married. They had Diann Jotham [later Diann Nelson] while married. In 1947, Leonard and Margaret were divorced. Margaret Jotham gave birth to…