Legal Opinion
Wingate v. Estate of Ryan
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided May 16, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SKILLMAN, J.A.D.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether N.J.S.A. 9:17-45(b), the section of the Parentage Act, N.J.S.A. 9:17-38 to -59, which requires a paternity claim to be brought within twenty-three years of a child’s birth, applies to a paternity claim asserted for the purpose of establishing a right to intestate succession.
The decedent, John J. Ryan, died on the evening of February 6, 1995. The following morning, plaintiff Joanne Wingate, who was then thirty-one years old, filed this paternity action against Ryan’s estate. Upon plaintiffs…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Wingate v. Estate of RyanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997