Does the equal protection clause require that a child born out of wedlock be provided with an opportunity to institute paternity proceedings and establish their right to support?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Millson v. Manfredo, 128 Misc.2d 546, 490 N.Y.S.2d 446 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1985):
"Moreover, the equal protection clause requires that children born out of wedlock be provided with an opportunity to institute paternity proceedings and to establish their right to support that is substantially similar to, although not necessarily coterminous with, the opportunity afforded to legitimate children." Social Services v. Thomas J.S., 100 A.D.2d 119, 133, 474 N.Y.S.2d 322.
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