In Re Estate of Burris
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
361 So.2d 152 (1978)
In re the ESTATE OF Daymon C. BURRIS, Deceased.
No. 52330.
Supreme Court of Florida.
July 20, 1978.
W.K. Lally, Jacksonville, for appellant.
Wayne D. Clance, Jacksonville, for appellees.
HATCHETT, Justice.
This case involves the constitutionality of former Section 731.29(1), Florida Statutes (1973),[1] which required a written acknowledgement of paternity by the father of an illegitimate child in order for that illegitimate child to inherit from the natural father under our state laws governing intestate succession. We have jurisdiction to review this case pursuant to Article V,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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