Isabella County Department of Social Services v. Thompson

Defendant appeals as of right from the trial court’s order granting plaintiffs motion for summary disposition on the issue of paternity, finding that defendant is the father of the child, Brandon Deller, born to Candance Deller, an Aid to Families with Dependent Children (afdc) recipient. Defendant asserts that he rebutted the statutory presumption of paternity established by blood typing when he denied, under oath, that he had sexual intercourse with Candance Deller, and Deller could not remember the act of penetration. We affirm.

The facts of this case are rather unique. In October 1988,…