Legal Opinion
Eagan v. Ayd
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 4, 1988No. 176, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
The defendant in a paternity action refused to submit to a blood test ordered by the Circuit Court for Harford County (Carr, J.) pursuant to Md.Code (1984) § 5-1029 of the Family Law Article. Judge Carr held that the refusal constituted contempt of court. The defendant now insists that the court lacked the power to hold him in contempt. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
There is no dispute about the factual framework of the question before us. Appellee, Clarissa Ayd, initiated a *267paternity action in the Circuit Court for Harford County against appellant,…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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