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K.E.M., Petitioner v. P.C.S., Respondent
ORDER
AND NOW, this 12 th day of July, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, are:
1. Whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred by affirming the lower court finding that paternity by estoppel applies in the present case and precludes the petitioner/plaintiff/mother from pursuing paternity or support against the respondent/putative father?
2. Whether the doctrine of paternity by estoppel, as applied in Pennsylvania, should be maintained, revised, or abrogated in its entirety?
PER CURIAM
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Docket No: No. 393 MAL 2011
Decided: July 12, 2011
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
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