Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Whitley v. Lewis

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 24, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J„

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S., and ALAN E. HIGHERS, J., joined.

This appeal involves a claim in juvenile court to recover child support payments. The mother of the child at issue told the respondent that he was the child’s father. In reliance on this, the respondent signed a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, and the juvenile court entered an agreed order setting child support and establishing the respondent’s child support arrear-age. Over two years later, the respondent learned that the child might not be his, and he…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rutledge v. BarrettTennessee Supreme Court · 1991

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Donald E. Blackburn v. George BlackburnCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  2. Orlando Residence, LTD. v. Nashville Lodging Company, Nashville Residence Corp., and Kenneth E. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2011
  3. Sarah Patricia Emanuele v. Joshua David StritchfieldCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  4. State, ex rel., Sharon Denise Townsend v. Eric Wayne WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2018

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