Legal Opinion

Saks v. Saks

New York Family Court

Decided July 18, 1947PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPanken, J.

The problem presented in this proceeding is the determination of the paternity of the child, Karl Bernard. The testimony reveals that the parties were married on or about February 21, 1943. The child, Karl Bernard, was born to the petitioner on or about May 6, 1943, some ten or eleven weeks after the marriage ceremony.

A child born in wedlock, whether it was conceived before or after the marriage ceremony, is presumed to be the child of *668the husband and is regarded as the legitimate issue of the union. Parenthetically, it may be said that to call a child illegitimate because it was born either…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re LentzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. CampSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  2. A----. B v. C----. DIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Houghton v. HoughtonNebraska Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Jordan v. DavisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1948
  5. Commonwealth v. GromoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API