MATTER OF NOCITA

No. 77828.

914 S.W.2d 358 (1996)

In the Matter of Carl NOCITA.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

January 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Hutton, Jr., St. Louis, Frank J. Kaveney, St. Louis, for appellants.

Ronald R. Fralicx, St. Charles, for respondent.


BENTON, Judge.

Can an illegitimate child prove paternity during probate, beyond the statute of limitations in the Parentage Act? Yes, answered the circuit court, which also ruled on the validity of a statute. Mo. Const. Art. V, § 3. Affirmed.

Carl Nocita died intestate on August 2, 1991, survived by one sister, two nieces, two nephews, and also by Anthony Mahon, born April 22, 1956. Mahon filed for letters of administration on August 16, 1991....

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