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  1. Family Law Prof Blog

    Case Law Development: Child is Not Bound by Mother’s Compromise of Paternity Action unless Independently Represented

    By Family Law

    A 22-year-old son brought an action for paternity and retroactive child support against his putative father.  Father claims res judicata precludes the suit because in 1983, Mother had dismissed with…

  2. Family Law Prof Blog

    Case Law Development: Michigan Supreme Court Denies Paternity Action to Father Listed on Birth Certificate and Acknowledgment of Paternity

    By Family Law

    The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that a man lacked standing to bring a paternity action, even though he was listed as the father on a child's birth certificate and…

  3. Family Law Prof Blog

    Case Law Development: Child Support May be Shared by Psychological and Biological Fathers

    By Family Law

    The New Jersey Court of Appeals reviewed a trial court's decision to order child support for a 15-year-old girl from both "her biological father, who was unknown to her until…

  4. Family Law Prof Blog

    Case Law Development: Child Support Obligations Do Not Violate Constitutional Rights

    By Family Law

    The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan firmly rejected a petition to enjoin a paternity prosecution on the grounds that requiring fathers to accept responsibility for children…

  5. New Jersey Family Law

    NEW JERSEY DIVORCE : PATERNITY

    By Charles C. Abut

    If you act like a father, you are a father [at least legally]. New York's highest court has imposed "equitable paternity" on a man who mistakenly assumed he fathered a…

  6. Family Law Prof Blog

    Case Law Development: Death of Biological Parent Severs Step-parent/Step-child Relationship for Purposes of Adoption Statute

    By Family Law

    After her father died and shortly after she turned 18 years old, Daughter consented to her adoption by Stepmother.  Daughter's biological mother objected.  The probate court granted the adoption and…

  7. Family Law Prof Blog

    Case Law Development: Judicial Determination that a Father is the Equitable Parent of a Child Precludes Paternity Actions against Other Fathers

    By Family Law

    A Michigan attorney was properly held liable for malpractice in failing to perfect an appeal of a child support order against a biological father because another man - the husband…

  8. Family Law Prof Blog

    DNA Test to Resolve Paternity so Wrongful Death Action may Proceed

    By Family Law

    The question of who is the biological father of a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Delray Beach, Florida police will be resolved through DNA testing, a judge ruled this…

  9. Family Law Prof Blog

    PING: Economy of MonacoURL: http://www.groceryontario.com/economy-monaco.html/IP: 174.122.148.98BLOG NAME: GroceryOntario.comDATE: 09/20/2011 12:19:33 AMCitizens Monaco is not allowed to play at the casino. The duchy was successfully sought to diversify its services and the small, high value-added industries such as cosmetics and environmentally friendly biothermics. The state maintains a monopoly in m…

    By Family Law

    Prince Albert of Monaco has officially recognized that a 14-Year-Old California Teenager is his daughter who was conceived out of wedlock during a brief visit by the child’s mother to…

  10. Family Law Prof Blog

    Did Prince Albert II of Monaco Father 14-year-old girl Living in California?

    By Family Law

    According to French sources, Prince Albert II of Monaco is about to recognize a now 14-year-old girl who lives in California as a child he fathered out of wedlock. The…