Legal Opinion
In re M.F.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided November 6, 2020No. 117301PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 117,301 In the Matter of the Parentage of M.F., By and Through K.L., Appellant, and T.F., Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. The same-sex partner of a woman who conceives through artificial insemination may establish a legal fiction of biological parentage by asserting the Kansas Parentage Act (KPA) presumption of maternity in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-2208(a)(4) by notoriously recognizing her maternity. 2. A woman who seeks to establish parentage by using the presumption in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 23-2208(a)(4) bears the initial burden to demonstrate the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Obergefell v. HodgesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- In re K.M.H.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2007
- In Re Marriage of RossSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989
- Chapsky v. WoodSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
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3Cited by6 opinions
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