Hankerson v. Moody

Etta Hankerson filed a petition in 1980 in the juvenile and domestic relations district court under Code § 20-61.1* 1 against Eric O. Moody for support of her daughter, Erica, born out of wedlock. Petitioner alleged that Moody was the child’s father. Under court order, the mother, child, and putative father submitted to blood grouping tests, but the court refused admission of the test results and dismissed the petition.

On appeal to the circuit court, an amended bill of complaint was filed by Erica Hankerson, by her next friend, Etta Hankerson, against Moody. The court ruled that the results…