· 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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