Teece v. Teece

HOWE, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a decree of divorce, contending that the trial court erred in refusing to order a blood test to determine paternity of a minor child born during the marriage, in its distribution of the marital property, and in refusing to impose sanctions for plaintiff’s failure to comply with his discovery request.

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Plaintiff and defendant were married in 1973. In May of 1981, plaintiff gave birth to a child. Soon thereafter, she filed this action for divorce. In his answer to her complaint, defendant denied paternity. Along with a request for blood tests, he submitted an…