Friendly Finance Co. v. Lockhart

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• holding that the former husband’s conduct in publicly denying parentage after learning he was not the father was sufficient to defeat estoppel
• explaining that presumption of paternity is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence that husband did not have access to wife during child’s conception
• stating that “we extend extreme deference to a trial court’s decision not to recuse”
• noting that presumption of paternity applies and is unrebuttable when at the time paternity is challenged, there is an intact family where the husband has -6- J-A05039-19 assumed parental responsibilities for Child
• collecting cases where appellate courts concluded presumption did not apply because marriages were not intact despite the lack of final divorce decree
• stating finder­ of-fact in divorce action is entitled to weigh evidence presented and assess its credibility (continued . . .) 6 III. DISCUSSION A. Spousal Support In West Virginia Code § 48-6-301(b) (2015

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