Paternity Law
 
Eric W. Shultz v. Jeanne Shultz

We conclude that the trial court erred in denying the appellant’s petition to disestablish paternity. He proved by unrebutted scientific evidence that he was not the biological father of the two children born during his marriage to the appellee. Consequently, he has no enforceable legal obligation to make child support payments to the appellee. See Daniel v. Daniel, 695 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 1997).

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Eric W. Shultz v. Jeanne Shultz

We conclude that the trial court erred in denying the appellant’s petition to disestablish paternity. He proved by unrebutted scientific evidence that he was not the biological father of the two children born during his marriage to the appellee. Consequently, he has no enforceable legal obligation to make child support payments to the appellee. See Daniel v. Daniel, 695 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 1997).

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Julie Gilman Veronese v. Lucasfilm, Ltd.

This is an employment discrimination case, specifically pregnancy discrimination. It is an unusual case in several respects, including that the interactions between plaintiff and defendant‟s representatives were relatively brief, over a period of less than four months; save for four in-person interviews or meetings and a handful of telephone calls, those interactions were all via email; and plai

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Sharon Ann Gribble v. Brent Allen Layton

Appellant Sharon Ann Gribble, individually and in her capacity as guardian of the person and estate of Michael Ray Gribble, her disabled adult son, sued Michael’s alleged biological father, appellee Brent Allen Layton, for a determination of parentage and child support. Layton moved to dismiss the suit on statute-of-limitations grounds and, alternatively, on the grounds that Sharon lacked standi

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Antonella Apuzzo v. Richard E. Monore, Jr.

In this appeal, we consider whether a suit for non-dispositive administrative consolidation of several trusts, filed by guardians of a partially incapacitated person pursuant to Section 112.054 of the Texas Property Code, triggered an in terrorem1 clause in the wills creating the trusts, thus resulting in a forfeiture of the ward’s interest in the trusts. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The

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Jessica Bhan v. Bryan James Danet

Appellant, Jessica Bhan, challenges the trial court’s August 4, 2010 order, entered after a jury trial, appointing Danet and Kranz as the sole managing conservators of Bhan’s minor child.1 In her first two issues, Bhan contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that her appointment as sole managing conservator would significantly impair the

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William B. Fazio v. Stacey L. Wolf

William B. Fazio ("Father") appeals from the trial court's judgment on Father's Motion to Modify the child custody provisions of an Amended Judgment of Paternity from a Wisconsin court, later registered in Missouri, establishing joint legal custody of the parties' minor child, ("Daughter"), between Father and Stacey L. Wolf ("Mother"). Mother has filed a motion to strike Father's brief and dismiss

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Raymond V. v. Arizona Depart of Economic Security

¶2 Father is the biological parent of M.V. and C.V., born August 2006, and August 2009, respectively. On November 23, 2009, Child Protective Services (CPS) received a report that Mother and C.V. tested positive for marijuana at C.V.’s birth.

When the CPS case manager initially assigned to the case met with Mother, Mother admitted that she had used drugs during the first sixteen weeks of

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Darren D. Chaker v. Wendy Mateo

In this Anti-SLAPP Law1 case, the trial court determined plaintiff's complaint, which alleges a single defamation cause of action, arises from defendant's exercise of her constitutional right of free speech and that plaintiff failed to establish a probability he would prevail on those claims. We agree with the trial court that plaintiff's claims arise from the exercise of defendant's right of free

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In Re C.E.

Christopher Ehrhardt sued to terminate a parent-child relationship with C.E. under Texas Family Code section 161.005(c). That section permits a man who was not married to the mother of the child to terminate the parent-child relationship, provided he meets the statutory criteria for seeking genetic testing, and the test results foreclose paternity. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 161.005(c) (West Supp.

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Taegan Cora Clark v. Shannon R. Ingram

Jimmy Clark ("Father") appeals from a Judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Clay County in an action to establish the paternity of his daughter, T.C.C. Father challenges the trial court's decisions related to custody, visitation, and child support.

While Father's second point on appeal is meritorious and requires amendment of the judgment, his remaining points lack merit, and a formal, p

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Flour Corporation v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company

There are two corporate Fluors involved in this writ proceeding. We consider whether one Fluor corporation can assign its rights under several liability insurance policies to another Fluor corporation as a result of a complex corporate restructuring. The liability insurer objects based on the Fluors‟ failure to secure its approval under the consent-to-assignment clauses in the insurance policies

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Donald Joseph Caber, Jr. v. Kendra L. Dahle

¶1 Petitioner/Appellant Donald Joseph Caber, Jr. (Father) appeals the trial court's order filed on May 19, 2010. The order awarded Father and Respondent/Appellee Kendra L. Dahle (Mother) joint custody of their minor child (Child), denied Father's motion to relocate without prejudice to re-filing, and found Mother not guilty of indirect contempt but ordered her to pay an arrearage of $3,374.48. Fa

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Peter Andrew Clark v. Jamie Michelle Clark Edens

¶1 This case concerns a dispute between divorced parties over the ex-husband's paternity of a child born during the marriage. The parties, Peter Andrew Clark and Jamie Michelle Clark Edens, were married from October 10, 1998, until their divorce on September 6, 2002. Ms. Edens gave birth to one child, M.A.C., on January 8, 2001, during the parties' marriage. Mr. Clark contends he is the presumpti

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Shaun Tyler Smith v. Tiffany Smith

In this case, appellant Shaun Tyler Smith and respondent Tiffany Smith accuse each other of drug addiction and abuse of the judicial process in an ongoing fight for custody of their son. Shaun1 appeals from two orders.

Shaun appeals from an order refusing to destroy certain family court records that contain references to his juvenile records, and redacting any references to his juvenile r

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Pamela Rochelle Kinney v. Charles Patrick Batten

Pamela Rochelle Kinney and Charles Patrick Batten had a brief relationship that produced a child, born in December 2005. After a paternity test confirmed that Batten was the father, the Texas Attorney General’s Office began this suit to establish child support. The trial court entered temporary orders designating Kinney as the sole managing conservator, requiring Batten to pay monthly child supp

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Alejandro Marquez v. Lorenza Moncada

Alejandro Marquez appeals from a child support order mandating that he pay current and retroactive child support to Lorenza Moncada, on behalf of their two minor children. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 233.001–.029 (West 2008 & Supp. 2011). Marquez contends that (1) insufficient evidence supports the trial court’s determination of child support payments, (2) the trial court erred in denying his

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Mark O. Wilson v. Tamara S. Bodine

Mark O. Wilson (Father) and Tamara S. Bodine (Mother) had a child prior to their marriage. The sole issue presented in this appeal is what effect, if any, does the act of marriage have on a prior child custody support order entered in a paternity action when the child‟s parents were unmarried. The trial court ordered Father to pay child support arrearages for a period of time before the marriage

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Freedom C. v. Brian D.

{1} Several months after being granted sole legal and physical custody of Patrick D. (Child), Brian D. and Peggy D. (Grandparents) filed a petition for guardianship and custody pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-10B-1 to -15 (2001). Julie Ann D. (Mother), Grandparents’ daughter, consented to the guardianship, but Freedom C. (Father) opposed it. After an eviden

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Roy Anthony Frazer, Jr. v. Kendra Hall

Appellant Roy Anthony Frazer Jr. filed suit in Brazoria County to adjudicate parentage and conservatorship of a child born in California. Kendra Hall, the mother of the child, filed a special appearance and plea to the jurisdiction. The trial court granted Hall’s special appearance and plea to the jurisdiction. On appeal, Frazer argues the trial court abused is discretion in declining to e

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Discovery Bank v. Joy A. Morgan

This case began when Discover Bank (“Discover”) filed an action against Joy A. Morgan (“Morgan”) on March 23, 2006. In its complaint, Discover alleged that Morgan owed $16,341.52 in principal on a credit card issued by Discover, and that Morgan breached the cardmember agreement by failing to meet its payment terms. Accordingly, Discover sought a judgment for the principal and interest due,

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Robert Nolan v. Kristen Labree

[¶1] Robert Nolan and Celia Nolan appeal from a judgment of the District Court (Bangor, Gunther, J.) declaring Robert to be the father and Celia to be the de facto mother of a child. The child is genetically related to Robert and Celia but was born to Kristen LaBree, a gestational carrier. The Nolans contend that the court erred in refusing to declare the maternity of Celia. Kristen and her husba

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Alisha Tucker v. Wayne Liebknecht

Alisha Tucker appeals from a temporary injunction prohibiting her from relocating her minor child from the residence they share, without the consent of the child’s father, Wayne Liebknecht, or a prior court order. This Court has jurisdiction. Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(B); see Chi. Title Ins. Agency of Lee Cnty., Inc. v. Chi. Title Ins. Co., 560 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990) (reiterating that o

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Julie Ann Stricker v. John Joseph Follis

John Follis appeals from a district court decision denying his application for rule to show cause. He contends the court abused its discretion in failing to hold Julie Stricker in contempt of court for denying him visitation with the parties’ child. He also contends the district court should have awarded him attorney fees. Upon our review, we find no merit in either of his contentions. According

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Jessica Bhan v. Bryan James Danet

Appellant, Jessica Bhan, challenges the trial court’s August 4, 2010 order, entered after a jury trial, appointing appellees, Bryan James Danet and William Todd Kranz, as the sole managing conservators of Bhan’s minor child, J.A.B.[1] In her first two issues, Bhan contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that her appointment as sole mana

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