88 Md. App. 132 - Monroe v. Monroe’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “"The Rhode Island Court [in Pettinato v. Pettinato, supra ] held that the foregoing satisfied the requirements of Rhode Island's presumption of paternity statute which contains similar provisions to the following Maryland statute which provides the methods by which a child may be legitimated: § 1-208. Illegitimate child. "(a) Child of his mother. — A child born to parents who have not participated in a marriage ceremony with each other shall be considered to be the child of his mother. "(b) Child of his father. — A child bom to parents who have not participated in a marriage ceremony with each other shall be considered to be the child of his father only if the father "(1) Has been judicially determined to be the father in an action brought under the statutes relating to paternity proceedings; or "(2) Has acknowledged himself, in writing, to be the father; or “(3) Has openly and notoriously recognized the child to be his child, or "(4) Has subsequently married the mother and has acknowledged himself, orally or in writing, to be the father.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 190 W. Va. 350 - Simmons v. Comer

2. ““To recapitulate: the best interest of the child standard is always determinative in child custody disputes. When the dispute is between a biological parent and a third party, it is presumed that the child’s best interest is subserved by custody in the parent. That presumption is overcome and such custody will be denied if (a) the parent is unfit to have custody, or (b) if there are such exceptional circumstances as make such custody detrimental to the best interest of the child. Therefore, in parent-third party disputes over custody, it is only upon a determination by the equity court that the parent is unfit or that there are exceptional circumstances which make custody in the parent detrimental to the best interest of the child, that the court need inquire into the best interest of the child in order to make a proper custodial disposition.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 89 Md. App. 571 - Lipiano v. Lipiano

3. “born to the parties prior to their marriage,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Monroe v. Monroe