SWAYNE v. L.D.S. SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 880384.

795 P.2d 637 (1990)

Steven H. SWAYNE, Plaintiff, Petitioner, and Cross-Respondent, v. L.D.S. SOCIAL SERVICES, John Doe and Jane Doe, Defendants, Respondents, and Cross-Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. David Eckersley, Billy L. Walker, Jr., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff, petitioner and cross-respondent.

David M. McConkie, Merrill F. Nelson, Salt Lake City, for defendants, respondents and cross petitioners.


ON CERTIORARI TO THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Steven Swayne challenges the constitutionality of Utah Code Ann. § 78-30-4(3) (1981), which terminates the parental rights of the father of an illegitimate child if the father fails to file a timely notice of paternity. Defendant L.D.S. Social Services seeks review of the Utah Court of Appeals decision holding that its acts constituted...

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