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Question

1. What was the common law status of children of unmarried parents? Why were these children treated so harshly?

2. Describe the early U.S. reform efforts.

3. In the case of Stanley v. Illinois, how was the father treated differently from unwed mothers or married fathers? How did the Court respond to Stanley's challenge?

4. Why did the dissent in Lehr disagree with the majority position? What did they think should be controlling?

5. Why was the biological father barred from pursuing his paternity claim in the case of Michael H. v. Gerald D.?

6. What is the significance of establishing paternity?

7. What federal requirements are imposed on states in contested paternity actions?

8. What information must a state provide to persons who are thinking about acknowledging paternity?

9. What does it mean to disestablish paternity? In what situations do these cases arise? What are the two basic approaches that courts use in these cases?

10. What is the likely outcome where an unpartnered woman uses an unknown donor from a sperm bank to conceive?

11. What did the court decide in the California sperm bank case?

12. What are the possible outcomes when a single woman uses a known donor?

13. What approaches are now available for the establishment of legal parenthood in the spouse/partner of the birth mother?