Reese v. Muret

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Rosen, J:

This is a paternity action in the context of a probate case. Heather S. Reese (formerly Waldschmidt) (Heather) seeks a determination that she is the child of Wade Samuel Waldschmidt, Jr. (Sam). Sam’s spouse, Sandra Waldschmidt (Sandra), opposed Headier s claim as a child in Samuel’s intestate estate and filed a motion for genetic testing. Headier filed a paternity action pursuant to the Kansas Parentage Act, claiming that Sam was her presumptive father. Sandra intervened in the paternity action and moved for genetic testing. The district court…