H.S. v. Superior Court (2010, 4th District, Riverside) 183 Cal.App.4th 1502

Leslie Ellen Shear

Case Conclusion Date: April 22, 2010

Practice Area: Family

Outcome: Reversed trial court decision

Description: Voluntary declaration of paternity executed by married woman void. Alleged biological father lacks standing to challenge maritally-presumed father. Conflict between parentage statutes resolved by considering whether construction furthers or frustrates policies of statutory schemes. Reversed. (Petitioners)