Janssen v. Alicea

Raymond Janssen (“the father”) appeals an adverse final summary judgment in favor of Katherine Alicea (“the mother”) in this action to determine paternity. We reverse.

The father and mother, close friends, agreed to have a child together through artificial insemination. The father donated the sperm used for the artificial insemination, and the mother gave birth to a boy. The child’s birth certificate listed the names of both the father and the mother.

Approximately two years later, when the mother moved to California with the child, the father filed this action to establish his paternity. The…