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K.E.M. v. P.C.S.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Jul 12, 2011
23 A.3d 1050 (Pa. 2011)

Opinion

No. 393 MAL 2011.

July 12, 2011.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 12th day of July, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, are:

1. Whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred by affirming the lower court finding that paternity by estoppel applies in the present case and precludes the petitioner/plaintiff/mother from pursuing paternity or support against the respondent/putative father?

2. Whether the doctrine of paternity by estoppel, as applied in Pennsylvania, should be maintained, revised, or abrogated in its entirety?


Summaries of

K.E.M. v. P.C.S.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Jul 12, 2011
23 A.3d 1050 (Pa. 2011)
Case details for

K.E.M. v. P.C.S.

Case Details

Full title:K.E.M., Petitioner v. P.C.S., Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District

Date published: Jul 12, 2011

Citations

23 A.3d 1050 (Pa. 2011)

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