Legal Opinion

Strauser v. Stahr

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 30, 1999PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the presumption of paternity bars Timothy Strauser (“Appellant”) from seeking to establish, on the basis of blood tests favorable to his claim, that he is the father of Amanda Stahr, the youngest of three children born to April Stahr (“Mother”) during her marriage to Steven Stahr (“Husband”). Mother and Husband remain married, and they oppose Appellant’s claim. The Superior Court concluded that in such circumstances the presumption does indeed bar Appellant from asserting such claim. We affirm.

On May 20, 1996, Appellant filed a custody…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. John M. v. Paula T.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Cairgle v. AMERICAN R. AND SS CORP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  3. Brinkley v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. Cairgle v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Jones v. TrojakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Vargo v. SchwartzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. K.E.M. v. P.C.S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. B.S. v. T.M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. In re Estate of HooperSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. K.E.M. v. P.C.S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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