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L.F. v. BREIT

Record Nos. 120158, 120159.

736 S.E.2d 711 (2013)

285 Va. 163

L.F., a minor v. William D. BREIT, et al. Beverley Mason v. William D. Breit, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold G. Weinberg (Weinberg & Stein, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellant, Record No. 120158.

Kevin E. Martingayle , Virginia Beach ( William D. Breit ; Bischoff Martingayle ; Serious Injury Law Center, on brief), for appellee William D. Breit, Record No. 120158.

No brief filed on behalf of appellee Beverly Mason, Record No. 120158.

Amicus Curiae: The New Hope Center for Reproductive Medicine (Elizabeth Griffin Robertson; Goodman, Allen & Filetti, Glen Allen, on brief), in support of appellant, Record No. 120158.

Frank K. Friedman , Roanoke ( Reeves W. Mahoney ; Andrew T. Richmond ; Poole Mahoney , Virginia Beach; Woods Rogers, on briefs), for appellant, Record No. 120159.

Kevin E. Martingayle , Virginia Beach ( William D. Breit ; Bischoff Martingayle ; Serious Injury Law Center, on brief), for appellees, Record No. 120159.

No brief filed on behalf of L.F., a Minor, Record No. 120159.

Amicus Curiae: The New Hope Center for Reproductive Medicine (Elizabeth Griffin Robertson; Goodman, Allen & Filetti, Glen Allen, on brief), in support of appellant, Record No. 120159.

Amicus Curiae: Center for Global Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law at Regent University School of Law (Lynne Marie Kohm, Virginia Beach, on brief), in support of appellee, L.F., a Minor, Record No. 120159.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, MIMS, and POWELL, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.

Opinion by Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.

In these appeals, we consider whether Code §§ 20-158(A)(3) and 32.1-257(D) bar an unmarried, biological father from establishing legal parentage of his child conceived through assisted conception, pursuant to a voluntary written agreement as authorized by Code § 20-49.1(B)(2).

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Beverley Mason and William D. Breit had a long-term relationship and lived together...

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