Legal Opinion
JUANITA A. v. Kenneth Mark N.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2010No. 75PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
The issue before this Court is whether a biological father may assert an equitable estoppel defense in paternity and child support proceedings. Under the circumstances of this case, where another father figure is present in the child’s life, we hold that he may assert such a claim.
On June 25, 1994, the child, A., was born. At the time, mother was unmarried, but living with Raymond S., who was listed as A.’s father on her birth certificate. Mother and Raymond had a previous child together and, after the birth of A., had another child. When A. was seven years old,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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