Posted by J. Matt on 1/15/05

More | Report Post

Thanks, Sharwinston for your imput. It was insightful and
helpful. But in PA. and most other states I believe that
once mother and father both sign and acknowledge paternity
for children out of wedlock the onus is on the party
challenging paternity to claim he or she acknowleged
paternity only due to fraud or duress. In the refered to
instance I give it seems there is much settled caselaw that
laches now apply to the mother as well as doctrine of
unreasonable searches and seizers where blood test is
ordered. I want to be the father of the child and take on
all the responsibilities that go with it. Mother, I
contend, is estopped from challenging paternity at this
juncture. I suppose I am simply perplexed as to how the
judge and the conciliator can ignore the settled and
leading caselaw on this. I belieeve that if court does not
vacate order then I shall have to figure out how to
expedite this matter on some kind of emergency appeal.

Re: CUSTODY/Paternity in PA., 2/19/05, by sharwinston.

Legal Ethics Chatboard

LATEST POSTS | BY TOPICS | SUBMIT A POST