State Of Florida, Dept. Of Revenue v. Gary L. Ceasar, Jr.

The Florida Department of Revenue seeks certiorari review of an order directing respondent Gary L. Ceasar and a non-party,. adult child, to submit to genetic testing. Mr. Ceasar did not respond to the show cause orders entered by this court directing him to respond to the Department’s petition. And now, upon consideration of the merits in the absence of a response, we grant the petition and quash the order compelling genetic testing, which shouldn’t have been entered in the absence of proceedings placing paternity in controversy.

Mr. Ceasar' moved for scientific paternity testing below,…