Legal Opinion

G.F.C. v. S.G.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 24, 1997No. 95-2165PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANTOON, Judge.

G.F.C. appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his petition to establish paternity. G.F.C. contends that pursuant to section 742.011, Florida Statutes (1995), he has the right to challenge the paternity of a child born during an existing marriage. We disagree and affirm.

At the time of conception, the mother and her husband were living together and they have continued to live together since the birth of the child. At the time of birth, the husband’s name was placed on the birth certificate as the child’s father and he has at all times acknowledged the child to be his own. To…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Michael H. v. Gerald D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVICES v. PrivetteSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  3. Gammon v. CobbSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. C.C. v. A.B.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. MacKenzieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Florida Dept. of Revenue v. CummingsSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  2. I.A. v. H.H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. T.M.H. v. D.M.T.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. S. B. v. D.H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Bellomo v. GaglianoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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