California Court of Appeal

An unmarried man who has expended funds to support a child, in reliance on the mother's representation that he is the child's father, may not sue the mother on an unjust enrichment theory for the return of the funds after discovering that the child is not his biological offspring.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/21/2004
• Published 10/21/2004

Judges

• RUVOLO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glassberg, Pollak & Associates, Ruth Elin Auerbach, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mitchell, Brisso, Delaney & Vrieze, Nancy K. Delaney, Eureka, Russell S. Gans, for Respondent.