Walter has just told his mother that his old girlfriend is going around telling people that he is the father of her baby and that she will make him pay. Her father tells his twenty-year-old daughter not to worry he will file an action on her behalf because she is living in his household. All BUT which one of the following is a true statement given these circumstances?
A) Her father has standing to file the paternity action.
B) Although Walter does not have to have an attorney, Walter should obtain legal advice to be sure he understands the nature and consequences of a paternity action.
C) The court will need to have personal jurisdiction over Walter.
D) The burden of proving Walter is the father of the child is on the petitioner, the individual who brings the paternity action.
Question 2
Assume a man is married to the mother of a child when the child is born but both parents know that the biological father is a man with whom the woman had an affair. Assume also that the husband bonds with, supports, and wants to raise the child as his own and petitions the court to be designated the child's legal father. The court may find that he is the ________ parent of the child.
A) intended
B) natural
C) biological
D) equitable
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