Legal Opinion

Matter of Montenegro

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 17, 1987No. 459PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant in this case, Michael Ronald Montenegro, Sr., appeals from the Order of the lower court which denied his petition to amend the birth certificate of Michael Ronald Montenegro, Jr., a minor child.

The child in this case was born out of wedlock on July 10, 1978. Michael Ronald Montenegro, Sr., was designated on the birth certificate as father, and the child was given the name Michael Ronald Montenegro, Jr. In September of 1980, the appellee/mother married the appellant and together, they had a daughter, Carmala Montenegro, who currently resides with appellee/mother and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. AndreasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Falcucci Name CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  3. In Re Marriage of SchiffmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Weston v. WestonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Saxton v. DennisSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. John M. v. Paula T.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Seger v. SegerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Christianson v. ElySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Pietros v. PietrosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  5. Scott v. MershonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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