Legal Opinion
Symonds v. Symonds
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 10, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The plaintiff husband (Clifton) appeals from judgments in favor of the defendant wife (Joyce) on her complaint for divorce and dismissing his complaints for divorce and for annulment of their marriage. The parties were married on April 19, 1977, and Joyce gave birth to a child on September 14, 1977.
Clifton contended that he was not the father of the child and moved unsuccessfully at various times for an order directing blood tests of the mother, the child, and himself. He contended that the test results would prove that he was not the child’s father. Clifton indicated the tests would be…
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