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Non-Marital Individuals. History. Old § 42 – total preclusion vis-à-vis father. History. Old § 42 – total preclusion vis-à-vis father. Trimble v. Gordon (1977) – must treat equally. History. Old § 42 – total preclusion vis-à-vis father. Trimble v. Gordon (1977) – must treat equally.
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History • Old § 42 – total preclusion vis-à-vis father.
History • Old § 42 – total preclusion vis-à-vis father. • Trimble v. Gordon (1977) – must treat equally.
History • Old § 42 – total preclusion vis-à-vis father. • Trimble v. Gordon (1977) – must treat equally. • Lalli v. Lalli (1978) – state may impose a more demanding standard for non-marital children to inherit from father.
Maternal Inheritance -- § 42(a) • Always child of biological mother; marital status irrelevant.
Paternal Inheritance -- § 42(b) • Child must show paternity: • 1. Family Code presumptions.
Paternal Inheritance -- § 42(b) • Child must show paternity: • 1. Family Code presumptions. • 2. Court decree of paternity.
Paternal Inheritance -- § 42(b) • Child must show paternity: • 1. Family Code presumptions. • 2. Court decree of paternity. • 3. Father adopts.
Paternal Inheritance -- § 42(b) • Child must show paternity: • 1. Family Code presumptions. • 2. Court decree of paternity. • 3. Father adopts. • 4. Father executes paternity statement.
Paternal Inheritance -- § 42(b) • Child must show paternity: • 1. Family Code presumptions. • 2. Court decree of paternity. • 3. Father adopts. • 4. Father executes paternity statement. • 5. Post death determination of paternity by clear and convincing evidence.
Paternal Inheritance -- § 42(b) • Child must show paternity: • 1. Family Code presumptions. • 2. Court decree of paternity. • 3. Father adopts. • 4. Father executes paternity statement. • 5. Post death determination of paternity by clear and convincing evidence. • 6. ART statutes.
Frost Nat’l Bank v. Fernandez • 2010 Texas Supreme Court case • Discovery rule not apply to heirship claims by non-marital children (consistent with Little v. Smith which dealt with adoption).