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Family

Jan. 4, 2007

Who's Your Daddy?

FOCUS COLUMN - By Mitchell A. Jacobs and Brett A. Berman - What happens when two men claim to be the father of the same child? If one of the men can show without a doubt, through genetic testing, that he is the child's biological parent, is the court's analysis finished? Or can this biological father's rights to custody of the child be trumped by the rights of another man? The recent case of Gabriel P. v. Suedi D., 141 Cal.App.4th 850 (2006), explores these questions and others.

Focus Column

By Mitchell A. Jacobs and Brett A. Berman
     
      What happens when two men claim to be the father of the same child? If one of the men can show without a doubt, through genetic testing, that he is the child's biological parent, is the court's analysis finished? Or can this biological father's rights to custody of the child be trumped by the rights of another man? The recent case of ...

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