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102 W. Va. L. Rev. 547 (1999-2002)
Somebody's Child: Evaluating the Erosion of the Marital Presumption of Paternity

handle is hein.journals/wvb102 and id is 559 raw text is: SOMEBODY'S CHILD: EVALUATING THE EROSION OF THE MARITAL PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY Theresa Glennon* I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 548 I. THE CHANGING STATUS OF NONMARrrAL CHILDREN ................ 553 I11. THE DIVORCE REVOLUTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILDREN ....559 IV. THE DOCTRINE OF THE MARITAL PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY ................................................................................. 562 A. The Historical Development of the Marital Presumption of Paternity ................................................. 562 B. Evolving Treatment of the Marital Presumption of Paternity ........................................................................... 566 1. Uniform Parentage Act of 1973 ............................. 566 2 Uniform Parentage Act of 2000 ............................. 568 C. Challenges to the Marital Presumption of Paternity ....... 571 1. Alleged Biological Father Asserts Paternity Rights: Rodney F. v. Karen M. .............................. 571 2. Presumed Father Denies Paternity During or Following Divorce From Mother: NPA v. W BA ....................................................................... 577 3. Mother Denies Presumed Father's Paternity During or Following Divorce: Cavanaugh v. deBaudiniere .......................................................... 582 V. UNCOVERING THE JUDICIAL ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT PATERNITY ................................................................................. 585 A. Presuming the Presumption ............................................. 587 B. Competing Assumptions Regarding the True Basis of Fatherhood ................................................................... 587 C. Privileging the Marital Relationship Over Other * Associate Professor of Law, James E. Beasley School of Law at Temple University. I dedicate this article to my parents, John & Mary Glennon, whose constant love and support is a much treasured gift that too few children receive. I would like to thank Jane Baron, Jeffrey Dunoff, Richard Greenstein, Jana Singer and the participants in the Faculty Colloquium at Temple in April, 2000 for their thoughtful comments, and Emily Davis, Nancy Hudes, Lori Odessa, Nicole Thompson, Marina Volin, and Diana Weston, Jean Yelovich and Colleen Young for their research assistance and cheerful confidence in the importance of research. I would also like to thank Lisa Kelly and the members of the West Virginia Law Review for encouraging me to participate in their stimulating Family Law 2000 symposium and for their warm hospitality during the symposium.

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