A man who waited eight years before seeking to form a paternal relationship has forfeited any right to demand a paternity test, a Superior Court panel has ruled.
Even though the man is generally believed to be the biological father of the girl, his inaction estopped him from asserting parental rights, the panel ruled, reversing a decision by Supervising Judge Idee C. Fox of Philadelphia Family Court.
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