Legal Opinion

M.S.G. v. J.L.H. (In re B.H.)

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided July 19, 2018No. Appeal No. 2017AP1098Published

1Per curiam

¶ 1 B.H. appeals a circuit court order adjudicating M.S.G. the father of a child born to J.L.H. after B.H. and J.L.H. married. B.H. argues that his due process and statutory rights were violated by the failure to name or join him as a party prior to the time a court commissioner issued an order for genetic testing. We assume, without deciding, that B.H. has shown a violation of his rights. We conclude, however, that the circuit court provided a sufficient remedy for this asserted violation when the court joined B.H. as a party and gave him an opportunity to participate in the circuit court's…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Howell v. DenomieWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
  2. W.W.W. v. M.C.S.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Dickman v. VollmerCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2007
  4. Wisconsin v. Jody A. E.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
  5. Douglas L. v. Arika B.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2015

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