P.B.C. v. D.H.


396 Mass. 68 (1985)

483 N.E.2d 1094

P.B.C. vs. D.H.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

October 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven I. Dean for the defendant.

Malcolm M. Donahue for the minor.

Muriel N. Carpenter for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

The plaintiff in this case contends that he has a right to an adjudication of whether he is the father of a child conceived while the child's mother, the defendant, was married to another man. We hold that in the circumstances of this case he has no such right.

The complaint, filed in the Probate and Family Court, requests that the court declare the plaintiff to be the natural father of the child and...

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