Legal Opinion
Department of Revenue v. W.Z.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 4, 1992PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant, who had been paying child support pursuant to court orders based on judicial determinations of his paternity, learned from the results of court-ordered blood grouping tests (conducted more than nine years after the first determination of his paternity) that he was not the child’s biological father. He wants his money back. We conclude that on this record he is not entitled to reimbursement.
In April, 1981, the Commonwealth filed a criminal complaint against the defendant in the Pittsfield District Court for nonsupport of a child born in June, 1980. See G. L. c. 273, § 15, as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Fidler v. E. M. Parker Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Chavoor v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BeausoleilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Bromfield v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bongaards v. MillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Paternity of CherylMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Ferguson v. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division Ex Rel. P.G.Alaska Supreme Court · 1999
- Gill v. FlynnMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1997
- Resmini v. M.J.M. Associates, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2005
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