Clark v. Jeter - Significance, New Directions In Family Law, Important Precedents, Impact, Pro And Con: Dna Testing
court petitioner paternity clause
Petitioner
Cherlyn Clark
Respondent
Gene Jeter
Petitioner's Claim
That Pennsylvania's six-year statute of limitations for paternity actions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Evalynn Welling
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Craig A. McLean
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Anthony M. Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
6 June 1988
Decision
Held that Pennsylvania's six-year statute of limitations for paternity actions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Related Cases
- Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68 (1968).
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty Surety Co., 406 U.S. 164 (1972).
- Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973).
- Mills v. Hableutzel, 456 U.S. 91 (1982).
- Pickett v. Brown, 462 U.S. 1 (1983).
Sources
"DNA Evidence: Boon or Boondoggle for Criminal Justice?" West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Minneapolis, MN: West, 1998.
Further Readings
- Brienza, Julie. "Paternity Settlements Ruled Unconstitutional by Michigan Court." Trial, August 1995, p. 80.
- Hall, Kermit L., ed. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
- Lieberman, Jethro K. The Enduring Constitution: An Exploration of the First Two Hundred Years. New York: Harper & Row, 1987.
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