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· 3/11/1991

In Re Estate of Greenwood

Citations

  • 587 A.2d 749
  • 402 Pa. Super. 536
  • 1991 Pa. Super. LEXIS 633

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “[t]he clear and convincing standard of proof is higher than a preponderance of the evidence, but it is less than the requirement of establishing proof beyond a reasonable doubt”
  • dealing with issue of time limitation in action seeking test of father’s blood samples to prove heirship in probate proceeding
  • testing was possible because the coroner had blood and tissue samples from the decedent
  • “The statute ... provides a device affording both the father and mother the right to acknowledge paternity. The statute does not afford the father the right to come into court to have his paternity determined.”

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Judges: Rowley, Popovich and Montgomery

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