Legal Opinion
Havens v. Havens-Anthony
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1953No. Docket 46, Calendar 45,600PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court in chancery of Jackson county dismissing a petition asking for the determination of the paternity of a minor child.
On May 1, 1949, Vivian Ann Havens gave birth to a daughter in California. Despite the fact that at that time she was married to Dale L. Havens, a resident of Michigan, the birth certificate of the child registered in California listed Dale Frederick Anthony as the father of the child.
On November 21, 1949, Dale L. Havens was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce in Michigan on the grounds of extreme cruelty. Service had…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- West v. WestMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
- Lantinga v. LantingaMichigan Supreme Court · 1947
3Cited by11 opinions
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