This appeal raises a single legal issue: whether, in order to bring a wrongful death action, the father of a child born out of wedlock must have acknowledged the child (1) after the child's birth (2) in a written and witnessed document. We conclude the statutes impose no such requirements, and we affirm the judgment in favor of the father.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 3, 1994, 10-month...
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