The fact that a man waited eight years before seeking a relationship with the girl generally considered to be his daughter has resulted in his forfeiture of any right to a paternity test, a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has ruled, citing cases that they said emphasize that the right to such testing "is not absolute." The attorney for the girl's mother said the panel's decision marks a significant extension of family law principles.
December 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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A man who waited eight years before seeking to form a paternal relationship has forfeited any right to demand a paternity test, a Superior Court panel has ruled.
Even though the man is generally believed to be the biological father of the girl, his inaction estopped him from asserting parental rights, the panel ruled, reversing a decision by Supervising Judge Idee C. Fox of Philadelphia Family Court.
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