Legal Opinion
Michelle W. v. Ronald W.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 1985No. L.A. 31758PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REYNOSO, J.
No human bond is cemented with greater strength than that of parent and child. We address the claims of two who assert they are the father of a daughter. One was the mother’s husband; he raised, loved and nurtured the child until temporarily prevented from doing so after a divorce. The second claimant contends he is the natural father, has since *358married the mother and now lives with her and the child. By this triangular litigation each claimant seeks to be declared the legal father; the child, too, seeks a determination.
Evidence Code section 621 declares the presumption that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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