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Questioning the Paternity of Marital Children


  Author: Paula Roberts
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Publication: Truth and Consequences: Part II
Document Date:                  April 01, 2003
Category: Marriage > Fidelity/Infidelity
Related Categories:
Children > Child Welfare
Divorce and Remarriage > Divorce
Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood
Public Policy > Marriage
 

This paper discusses the approaches that courts and legislatures are taking with regards to disestablishing the paternity of children born within a marriage.  It discusses reasons why people may want to do this, analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches, and advocates the adoption of the Uniform Parentage Act, which seeks to address some of the major concerns of the parties involved in these processes.  Part 2 of 3.

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