Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/10/1985
Pbc v. Dh
Citations
- 483 N.E.2d 1094
- 396 Mass. 68
- 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1758
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[D]enying the [putative father] a right to litigate his paternity * * * does not violate [his] right to due process.”
- “[T]hose constitutional principles [the equal protection clause and Massachusetts’ Equal Rights Amendment] do not apply in this case because the described classifications are not gender-based”
- “Stanley v. Illinois * * * does not require, that, in all circumstances, a man claiming to be the father of a child conceived while the child’s mother is married to another man is constitutionally entitled to be heard on the question of paternity.”
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Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court· 1972-04-03· cited 5,889×
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court· 1976-12-20· cited 2,156×
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1934-03-05· cited 1,848×
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court· 1979-04-24· cited 738×
- R.Mcg. v. J.W.Supreme Court of Colorado· 1980-08-11· cited 74×
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-05-13· cited 53×
- Lowell v. KowalskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-14· cited 50×
- A v. X, Y, AND ZWyoming Supreme Court· 1982-03-08· cited 30×
- F. v. R.Supreme Court of Delaware· 1981-04-29· cited 28×
- Vincent B. v. Joan R.California Court of Appeal· 1981-12-08· cited 27×
- P.B.C. v. D.HMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-10-10· cited 23×
- Symonds v. SymondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-10· cited 19×
- Normand v. BarkeiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-26· cited 15×
- Powers v. SteeleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-03-20· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. LearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-11-02· cited 7×
- Baby X. v. MisianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-08-29· cited 5×
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