Legal Opinion
Smith v. Lane
New York Family Court
Decided October 22, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Irene Duffy, J.
This is an unusual contested paternity suit. The petitioner is male.
*616The Legislature has only recently recognized the right of the male person to proclaim and prove his fatherhood of a child born out of wedlock. (Family Ct Act, § 522.) Many legal questions arising in this case have perhaps heretofore lay unresolved, providing merely exercises for classroom discussion.
Prior case law in paternity actions dealing with situations where the female is the petitioner, leave difficult burdens for the male petitioner in this case. For example, the respondent (here the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Morris v. Terry K.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- John J. S. v. Theresa L.New York Family Court · 1979
- Arlene W. v. Robert D.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Jay v. Andrew "Y"Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Hawthorne v. De BothAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Nancy M. G. v. James M.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Czajak v. VavoneseNew York City Family Court · 1980
- Lock v. FisherNew York City Family Court · 1980
- Williams v. MillikenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Williams v. MillikenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986