Legal Opinion
Watts v. Watts
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 30, 1975No. 6773PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
The question presented by this action is whether a husband may escape liability for support of two minor children by attempting to disprove paternity through blood tests where he has acknowledged the children since their birth. Defendant’s exception to the denial of his motion for blood tests made pursuant to RSA 522:1 (Blood Test to Determine Paternity, Authority for Test) was reserved and transferred by Dunfey, J.
Barbara and Milton Watts were married October 28, 1950. During the marriage four children were born: Alice, George, Dianne and Walter. In September 1971, Barbara filed for divorce…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gomez v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth ex rel. Weston v. WestonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Hall v. HallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Groulx v. GroulxSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1954
- State v. SargentSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1955
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3Cited by31 opinions
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