Legal Opinion
Wisconsin v. Jody A. E.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 30, 1992No. Nos. 91-2367, 91-2379PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The issue is whether the mother of a child is a necessary party to a paternity action such that she must be served with a summons and petition unless unfeasible.1 In each of these cases, the trial court answered the issue in the affirmative. It dismissed each case after determining that the state refused to join the mother to a paternity suit and gave no feasible reason. We uphold the trial court.
The facts are simple. In each case, the state commenced a paternity action by filing a petition alleging the identity of the father under sec. 767.45(l)(g), Stats. This statute authorizes the state…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Clark v. JeterSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Frederick L. Kunzelman, Cross-Appellee v. Gervase Thompson, Richard Giese and Juneau County, Wisconsin, Defendants- Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Mortgage Associates, Inc. v. Monona Shores, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
- Gerhardt v. Estate of MooreWisconsin Supreme Court · 1989
- McCoy v. QuickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997
- State v. SchneckCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2002
- Kohler Co. v. Sogen International Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
- Dean Medical Center, S.C. v. ConnersCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
- Kohler Co. v. Sogen International Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
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