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County of Fresno v. Ruiz

Court of Appeal of California, Fifth District
Sep 30, 1998
66 Cal.App.4th 1432 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998)

Summary

In Ruiz, the California court held that a man whose legal paternity had been established by a default judgment was entitled to have the default judgment set aside 7 years later on the basis of fraud where the mother of the child had misrepresented to the man that he was the father of her child.

Summary of this case from Day v. Heller

Opinion

F027591 (Super. Ct. No. 0401482-5)

Filed September 30, 1998 Opinion certified for partial publication.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 976(b) and 976.1, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of part B.



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Summaries of

County of Fresno v. Ruiz

Court of Appeal of California, Fifth District
Sep 30, 1998
66 Cal.App.4th 1432 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998)

In Ruiz, the California court held that a man whose legal paternity had been established by a default judgment was entitled to have the default judgment set aside 7 years later on the basis of fraud where the mother of the child had misrepresented to the man that he was the father of her child.

Summary of this case from Day v. Heller
Case details for

County of Fresno v. Ruiz

Case Details

Full title:COUNTY OF FRESNO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SERGIO TOVAR RUIZ, Defendant…

Court:Court of Appeal of California, Fifth District

Date published: Sep 30, 1998

Citations

66 Cal.App.4th 1432 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998)
78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 665

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