Legal Opinion

Cauthen v. Yates

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 17, 1998No. 2970184PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cynthia Cauthen sued Michael Yates in the Circuit Court of Madison County on August 29, 1994, alleging that Yates was the father of a child born to her on February 6, 1994. On motion of Yates, and pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 26-17-10, the case was transferred to the Juvenile Court of Madison County for a determination of parentage. The juvenile court ordered DNA testing by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation Immunogenetics/DNA Diagnostic Laboratory ("UAB"). On March 28, 1995, UAB filed a report declaring that the probability of Yates's paternity was 99.96 percent.

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Andrews v. Merritt Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  2. Ex Parte RileySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Carter v. MitchellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  4. Norman v. BozemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  5. Ex Parte PielachSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Morrow v. GibsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  2. Payne v. PayneCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
  3. State ex rel. B.G. v. J.F.P.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  4. L.M. v. K.A.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015
  5. M.J.M. v. R.M.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016

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