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Paternity
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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Anna Nicole Smith — Issue Update
Here is an update on some of the issues triggered by Anna Nicole Smith's death:Cause of Death: "Anna Nicole Smith does not appear to be a victim of foul play,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Reluctant Husband Deemed Father of Child Born Via Artifical Insemination
Husband and Wife were married in 1995. After having two children, Husband decided that he was done being a father and to make real sure he did not again father…
ContractsProf Blog
Paternity Contract Invalid on Policy Grounds
A man whose wife has, with his consent, been artificially inseminated with an anonymous donor's sperm cannot escape parental liability by contract, according to a new ruling from a New…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Publicly Admitting Paternity Sufficient to Establish Inheritance Rights
By Family Law
The California Court of Appeals interprets its probate code to provide that "a child born out of wedlock to establish a father-child relationship for intestate succession purposes by providing clear…
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Is She or Isn’t She James Brown’s Widow?
James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," died at the age of 73 on December 25, 2006.Controversy is now swirling regarding whether he does or does not have a surviving spouse. …
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Can Sperm Donors Be Prevented From Asserting Paternity?
Sperm donors typically have no interest in asserting parental rights in the children who result from the use of their donations -- donors are content with the free porn and…
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Posthumous Paternity Testing & New York Law
Ilene Sherwyn Cooper has recently published her article Posthumous Paternity Testing: A Proposal to Amend EPTL 4-1.2(a)(2)(D), 69 Alb. L. Rev. 947 (2006). Here is an excerpt: The rights of…
Family Law Prof Blog
Paternity Contest over Ann Nicole Smith’s Child
By Family Law
It's definitely a teachable moment. I've had no less than five students this week ask me about the two men who are claiming paternity of Ann Nicole Smith's child. In…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Wife Estopped from Using DNA Test Results to Deny Husband’s Paternity
By Family Law
The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's use of equitable estoppel to preclude a mother from denying her husband's custody rights based on DNA test results. Mother had…
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Marital Presumption of Paternity
Jana B. Singer (Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law) has published her article Marriage, Biology, and Paternity: The Case for Revitalizing the Marital Presumption on SSRN. This…