Legal Opinion

Ely v. DeRosier

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 31, 1983No. 82-236PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBatchelder, J.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred when it refused to permit the defendant to raise the defense of non-paternity in a proceeding brought pursuant to the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA), see RSA ch. 546, because a judgment of paternity had been rendered against the defendant by a court of another state. We affirm.

On March 27, 1980, as a result of a proceeding in a Connecticut court, the defendant, Joseph G. DeRosier, was determined to be the father of the plaintiff’s child, David Eugene Ely, born June 21, 1978. The Connecticut paternity suit was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sutton v. LeibSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Rosenberg v. RosenbergSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
  3. Luedtke v. KoopsmaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Paragon Homes, Inc. v. GagnonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Matter of GendronSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2008
  2. Nancy Darlene M. v. James Lee M., Jr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Williams v. Board of Supervisors of University of Louisiana SystemLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. V & V Corp. v. American Policyholders' InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
  5. Serfass v. WarnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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