Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/14/1980

Lowell v. Kowalski

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405 N.E.2d 135
380 Mass. 663

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applying strict judicial scrutiny to two statutes basing inheritance rights of illegitimate children on sex of parent, and finding one to be unconstitutionally broad
applying strict judicial scrutiny to two statutes basing inheritance rights of illegitimate children on sex of parent, and finding one to be unconstitutionally broad
where paternity is conceded, there is no justification for denying the right of a child born out of wedlock to inherit from his father
“distinction between rights to inherit from a natural father and rights to inherit from a natural mother may properly be based on the greater difficulty of proving paternity than of proving maternity”
where “it was established, based on a stipulation of the parties, that, on numerous occasions, the defendant’s intestate acknowledged the paternity of the plaintiff orally and in writing”
where statutes and rules at issue advantaged one sex over another

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams

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