Legal Opinion

Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Clausen v. McDonald

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 5, 2010No. 1D10-3730PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We grant the petition for writ of certio-rari and quash the order compelling appearance for genetic testing, because the administrative law judge did not have jurisdiction to order genetic testing to determine paternity in the child-support pro ceeding under section 409.2563, Florida Statutes (2009). See Dep’t of Revenue ex rel. Gardner v. Long, 987 So.2d 1235 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006); Dep’t of Revenue ex rel. Chambers v. Travis, 971 So.2d 157 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).

BENTON, PADOVANO, and CLARK, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. STATE, DEPT. OF REVENUE v. TravisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. Fisher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Graham v. LockhartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Gonzalez v. University of MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010