In Re Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 26 state decisions

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1. “Based on the language of the statute, the object sought to be obtained, the circumstances under which the statute was enacted, the legislative history, former statutory provisions, including laws on the same or similar subjects, and the consequences of the different constructions, we conclude that, at a minimum, section 160.602(3) confers standing on a man alleging himself to be the biological father of the child in question and seeking an adjudication that he is the father of the child. We further conclude that under the statute, as drafted, the issue of the man's status as a donor under section 160.702 is to be decided at the merits stage of the litigation rather than as part of the threshold issue of standing.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In the Interest of H.C.S. · In Re HCS

2. “(a) Subject to Subchapter D [Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity] . . . a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (3) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated. . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In the Interest of H.C.S. · In Re HCS

3. “[a] donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re HCS · In Re KMH