Legal Opinion

A.D.A. v. D.M.F.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 7, 2016No. Nos. 4D15-575, 4D15-874Published

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOB REHEARING AND CLARIFICATION

GROSS, J,

There are three actors in this unusual case, which challenges the ability of the law to do the right thing—-the child’s mother (A.D.A.), the mother’s husband (D.M.F.), and the mother’s former boyfriend/child’s biological father (M.J.L.).

We grant the husband’s motion for rehearing or clarification and withdraw the opinion issued June 8, 2016, which reversed the trial court’s denial of the boyfriend’s motion for paternity testing. We substitute the following.

Our original opinion focused on whether the husband committed fraud when filing an…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVICES v. PrivetteSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  3. Florida Dept. of Revenue v. CummingsSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. Daniel v. DanielSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  5. Allison v. MedlockDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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