Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands Ex Rel. Lillian Bodin v. Dennis Neville Ansel Brathwaite
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 5, 1972No. 71-1068PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court ordering Dennis Neville Ansel Brathwaite (“defendant”) to contribute weekly payments toward the support of his illegitimate son.
Pursuant to 16 V.I.C. § 291(a) Lillian Bodin, the mother, petitioned the Municipal Court of the Virgin Islands for an order directing the defendant, a resident of the Islands, to pay child support. Mrs. Bodin was represented by the Office of the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands. Defendant responded to the petition by denying any paternal relationship with the child.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Marie Louise Willenbrock v. William P. Rogers, Attorney General of the United States, as Successor to the Alien Property CustodianCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Government of Virgin Islands v. BradshawMunicipal Court of The Virgin Islands · 1968
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