People Ex Rel. Aldworth v. Dutkanych

In a complaint filed in the circuit court of Du Page County pursuant to section 4 of the Paternity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 40, par. 1354), the People, on behalf of Deborah Aldworth, relatrix, asked that the court find defendant, Thomas Dutkanych, to be the father of a child born out of wedlock to Deborah Aldworth. Defendant was held in contempt for wilful failure to comply with the circuit court’s order concerning the taking and payment for blood tests. Defendant appealed, the appellate court affirmed (131 Ill. App. 3d 1007), and we allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (94…