Parks v. Ewans

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This appeal concerns the admissibility of blood tests taken at the behest of the appellant, Wendy L. Parks, to establish the paternity of the putative father, appellee Tommie M. Ewans. The chancellor, sitting as juvenile judge, refused to admit the blood tests into evidence at the paternity trial due to the absence of a chain-of-custody affidavit as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-108 (a)(3)(B)(i) (Repl. 1993). We hold that the chancellor erred in his ruling, and we reverse his decision and remand the matter for a new trial.

On December 7, 1992, Wendy Parks, the…