K.E.M. v. P.C.S. 393 MAL 2011

On July 13, 2011, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania cast doubt on the continued validity of the doctrine of paternity by estoppel, and granted allocatur to determine:

1. Whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred by affirming the lower court finding that paternity by estoppel applies in the present case and precludes the petitioner/plaintiff/mother from pursuing paternity or support against the respondent/putative father?

2. Whether the doctrine of paternity by estoppel, as applied in Pennsylvania, should be maintained, revised, or abrogated in its entirety?