Legal Opinion
Sean H. v. Leila H.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Diane Kiesel, J.
*316Introduction
This case involves a unique set of circumstances in which a husband held himself out to be the father to his wife’s child even though they both knew he was not. For more than four years, petitioner Sean H. acted as father to respondent Leila H.’s child, T. After her birth, he signed an acknowledgment of paternity, gave her his name and both parties told the child and the rest of the world he was her father. There is no dispute that he loves the child and acted as a responsible parent to her. Now that the petitioner and respondent are estranged…
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- Michael G. B. v. Angela L. B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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