Price v. Howard

ORR, Justice.

The custody issue in this case arises out of the relationship between plaintiff and defendant, who lived together in Durham, North Carolina, from 1986 until 1989. On 10 June 1986, defendant Robin Howard gave birth to a daughter. The child’s name on the birth certificate was listed as Dominique Price, but the father’s name on the birth certificate was left blank. However, from the time of the child’s birth, defendant represented that plaintiff was the child’s natural father. As a result, it was the child’s belief that plaintiff was in fact her natural father.

Plaintiff and…