State ex rel. Rivera v. Conway

OPINION

Upon grant of rehearing in this matter, the opinion previously filed on July 17, 1987, was withdrawn pending action by the Court on the merits of the rehearing.

The Court, following submission of briefs by the Estate of Louis Rivera and by petitioner, and after oral argument by the parties appearing at the rehearing, is satisfied that the previous opinion handed down was correct. The considerations of possible adultery, bigamy, and illegitimacy raised in cases cited by the Estate to support a nunc pro tunc order are not present in this case. Those cases which relied on statutory…