Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Bluford-Brown
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided November 19, 1985No. Record No. 0102-84PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BARROW, J.
This appeal challenges the use of a court-ordered genetic blood grouping test to determine paternity. In our opinion the test was properly used, and the appellant’s challenge should fail.
The appellee, Violette O. Bluford-Brown, testified at trial on November 26, 1984, that she had sexual intercourse only with the appellant, Kenneth S. Lawrence, Sr., during the two years immediately preceding the child’s birth. In addition, a medical expert testified that genetic blood grouping test results indicated that the paternity of the appellant was “extremely likely, being about…
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