No. 24-133

Justin G. Dart v. Katrina Ahrens, as Independent Executor of the Estate of Lorne Ahrens, Deceased

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2024-08-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure due-process equal-protection parentage-adjudication personal-jurisdiction posthumous-parentage standing subject-matter-jurisdiction texas-uniform-parentage-act uniform-parentage-act
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause permit a court to deny a child the right to adjudicate his rights under the Texas Uniform Parentage Act—which allows a child with no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father to sue for parentage adjudication after the alleged father's death—because the child could not execute personal service on the deceased father?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause permit a court to deny a child the right to adjudicate his rights under the Texas Uniform Parentage Act— which allows a child with no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father to sue for parentage adjudication after the alleged father's death—because the child could not execute personal service on the deceased father?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-20
Waiver of Katrina Ahrens of right to respond submitted.
2024-08-20
Waiver of right of respondent Katrina Ahrens to respond filed.
2024-08-01

Attorneys

Justin Dart
Chantel L. Febus — Petitioner
Katrina Ahrens
Casey Lee GriffithGriffith Barbee PLLC, Respondent