K. K. v. Estate of M. F.

Douglas, J. C. C.,

Temporarily Assigned. This action, brought by the mother of L.M.E., an illegitimate child, against the estate of the putative father, seeks a determination that decedent is the father of the said child, and an order of filiation directing decedent’s estate to pay support, post a compliance bond and pay reasonable costs and attorney’s fees. The matter is before the court on a motion of defendant estate to dismiss the complaint.

Plaintiff, in oral argument on the motion, maintains that she is proceeding under the authority of chapter 16 of Title 9 of the New Jersey Statutes,…