Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973)

Gomez v. Perez


No. 71-575


Argued December 6, 1972
Decided January 17, 1973
409 U.S. 535

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF TEXAS,
FOURTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Syllabus

Texas law denying right of paternal support to illegitimate children while granting it to legitimate children violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Cf. Levy v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 68; Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 406 U.S. 164.

466 S.W.2d 41, reversed and remanded.