Legal Opinion
Dent v. Wolf
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided September 12, 2017No. B278951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFlier, J.
*232After concluding that appellant Susan Dent lacked standing, the trial court dismissed her paternity lawsuit. The narrow issue on appeal is whether a child who seeks a declaration of paternity after her putative father is deceased presents a justiciable controversy when the child requests no financial remuneration. We conclude that Dent has standing to pursue her paternity lawsuit and reverse the dismissal.
BACKGROUND
On December 23, 2014, then 69-year-old Susan Dent filed a petition to establish parental relationship under Family Code section 7630.1 She named the executor of her putative…
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