H.P.A. v. S.C.A.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

' FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

H.P.A. (Husband) and S.C.A. (Wife) married in 1974. Two years later, Husband had a vasectomy. The parties were still married when H.P.A., Jr., (Child) was born to Wife in 1978. Despite the arrival of Child under these circumstances, Husband apparently made no special efforts to determine whether he could have fathered Child.

Wife filed for divorce in 1981. In his answer, Husband impliedly admitted he was Child’s father and sought custody of Child. A guardian ad litem was appointed to represent Child’s interests; the court reserved its…