Legal Opinion
Free v. Free
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 15, 1987No. Civ. 5002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Crenshaw County, which found that Douglas Free was the illegitimate son of Roy Bell Free and that he was entitled to inherit from his intestate father's estate.
Douglas Free filed a petition in the Juvenile Court of Crenshaw County against Dorothy Free, Martha Wissler and Larry Free (defendants) to establish paternity. The juvenile court found that Douglas Free was entitled to establish his paternity by clear and convincing evidence under § 43-8-48(2)(b), Code of Alabama 1975. The court further found that Douglas Free had shown by clear…
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