Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Anderson

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 12, 1990PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.

On September 27, 1983, eleven years after a divorce decree obligating him to pay child support was first entered, the plaintiff, Peter S. Anderson, sought to disprove his paternity of then twelve-year-old Kirsten Anderson, the only child born during his marriage to the defendant, Barbara A. Anderson.1 He filed motions to adjudicate nonpaternity and to modify the divorce decree. In connection therewith, Peter also moved on three occasions to compel blood and genetic marker tests. Each of these requests was denied. In November, 1987, Barbara’s motion for summary judgment was allowed, precluding…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Heacock v. HeacockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  4. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. NiziolekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  5. Fidler v. E. M. Parker Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Matter of Paternity of JRWWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Tandra S. v. Tyrone W.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  3. Sahin v. SahinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  4. Godin v. GodinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  5. DeVaux v. DeVauxNebraska Supreme Court · 1994

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