Is a letter from a housekeeper alleging that her housekeeper's husband is not corroborative of paternity valid?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from Marystown Shipyard Ltd v K/S A/S Offshore Atlantic, 1990 CanLII 6486 (NL CA):
In Thomas v. Jones, [1920] 2 K.B. 399, a man received a letter from his housekeeper alleging paternity of her child, to which he failed to reply. His failure was deemed to be corroborative of paternity.
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