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Paternity
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Cuckoldry: Reality or Urban Legend?
New York Times (Apr. 8, 2016): Fathered by the Mailman? It's Mostly an Urban Legend, by Carl Zimmer:Stories about adultery and uncertainty about paternity permeate mass media and popular culture. At…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Paternity Wars: M.L. v. J.G.M, 2016 Pa. Super. 1
We live in interesting times. We have recently reported on significant cases discussing who has legal standing to seek custody of a child and whether that “standing” comes with a…
The Faculty Lounge
Fact Checking Ben Carson
Earlier this week, I posted an essay on the implications of Ben Carson’s story about a bogus paternity action that he faced a few years ago. My point was that…
Legal Profession Blog
Father’s Day
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has held that a man is the father of and must support a child born via donated spermAppellant Stephen Sieglein (“Father”) and Appellee Laura…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Lack Of Notice To The Biological Father Does Not Invalidate Long-Established Adoption.
In 1961, a non-marital child was properly adopted under Texas law which at that time required consent only of the child’s mother; father had no notice of the birth or…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Rare Case of Twins With Two Biological Fathers
A New Jersey set of twins has been found to be the children of two different fathers after a judge ordered a DNA test to the determine paternity. This occurrence…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Legal Parent May Still Virtually Adopt
Shalanda Sanders brought a claim in a Georgia trial court arguing that she had a right to inherit from the man that she believed was her father until she was…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
Judicial Determination of a Parent-Child Relationship in Minnesota Paternity Cases
By Jason Brown
Paternity cases involve a situation in which the parents of a child are unmarried, yet the father of the child seeks to establish certain rights, including physical custody, legal custody…
Iowa Estate Plan
When Your Biological Child is Not Your Child, According to the Iowa Court of Appeals
For the most part, I think our appellate courts do a pretty good job of deciding cases and justifying their rationale. I may not always agree with the result, but…
Family Law Prof Blog
Commentary on Jason P v. Danielle S
By Family Law
From Naomi Cahn, writing for the American Fertility Association:Last week, the California Court of Appeal for Los Angeles County issued its opinion in Jason P v. Danielle S. In this highly publicized…