parentage

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Uthmeier’s theory would render this presumption unconstitutional, because it allows a non-biological father to assert parentage while severing the biological father’s claim to the child.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

They function much the same way as surrogacy contracts, which similarly establish legal parentage through contract rather than biology.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The current state law allows parents like Chloe, Silvia and Fausto to petition for parentage with relative ease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

We do owe something to parentage and patronage.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell