Legal Opinion
Estate of Scheller v. Pessetto
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided November 14, 1989No. 880337-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREENWOOD, Judge:
Appellant, Michael Pessetto, appeals from the trial court’s conclusion that he could not inherit from his illegitimate deceased child because he did not openly treat the child as his own as required by Utah Code Ann. § 75-2-109 (1978). On appeal, Pessetto claims section 75-2-109 is unconstitutional. We affirm.
Pessetto and Respondent, Jolene Scheller (Scheller), are the biological parents of the decedent, William “Billy Joe” Scheller (Billy Joe), who was born out of wedlock on August 10, 1981. During his birth, Billy Joe was deprived of oxygen for a period of time,…
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