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· 8/20/2004

State ex rel. DuBois v. State

Citations

  • 882 So. 2d 578
  • 2004 La. LEXIS 2495
  • 2004 WL 2279438

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that, although a child is presumed legitimate because he/she was either conceived or born to a married mother, a “putative father” has standing to litigate the issue of paternity
  • directing courts to consider the best interests of the child before ordering testing
  • a child born of a marriage is legally deemed to be the legitimate child of both spouses

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