Legal Opinion
S.S. v. E.S.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 17, 1990PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
BAIME, J.A.D.
Pursuant to section 14 (N.J.S.A. 9:17-51) of the New Jersey Parentage Act (Act) (N.J.S.A. 9:17-38 to -59), the Family Part ordered defendant to undergo Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) blood testing to determine whether he was the father of plaintiff’s eight-year old child. Under the Act, a refusal to submit to a court ordered blood test gives rise to a presumption that the results would have been unfavorable to the interests of the recalcitrant party. N.J.S.A. 9:17-51d. In addition, “sanctions within the jurisdiction of the court” may be…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- N.M. v. J.G.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
- M.F. v. N.H.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- In Interest of JMSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- A.R. v. C.R.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- State v. JohnsonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
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