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
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NEW TWISTS IN THE CREEPING DOCTRINE OF PATERNITY BY ESTOPPEL
By Mark Ashton on
Attorneys sometimes read appellate cases and wonders “why?” This is one such case; a case with any easy result made complicated and difficult for reasons not easily understood.
The facts …
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Paternity of Children – Pennsylvania Courts Continue to Struggle with the Applicability of the Presumption of Paternity and the Doctrine of Estoppel
By Fox Rothschild LLP on
The Pennsylvania Superior Court decided the case of N.C. v. M.H. on May 1, 2007. In that case the Court discussed the issues relating to the presumption of paternity and…