Legal Opinion
B.J.Y. v. M.A.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 29, 1993No. 79396PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OVERTON, Justice.
This is an appeal from the decision in B.J.Y. v. M.A., 594 So.2d 816 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992), in which the district court declared section 742.031, Florida Statutes (1991), to be unconstitutional to the extent that it eliminates a putative father’s right to a jury trial in paternity proceedings. The district court also certified to this Court the following question as one of great public importance:
WHETHER SECTION 742.031, FLORIDA STATUTES, VIOLATES ARTICLE I, SECTION 22, OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION BY PRECLUDING A JURY TRIAL ON THE ISSUE OF PATERNITY[.]
Id. at 818. We have…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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