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

Name: Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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.

Contents:

Related Resources

None available for this document.

Download Options

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

Select an option:

*Note: A download may not start for up to 60 seconds.

Email Options

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

Select an option:

Email addres:

*Note: It may take up to 60 seconds for for the email to be generated.

Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973) in 409 U.S. 535 Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IL321W37W135TLZ.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973), in 409 U.S. 535, Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IL321W37W135TLZ.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973). cited in 1973, 409 U.S. 535. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IL321W37W135TLZ.

General Summary