Crago v. Kinzie

William F. Chinnock, Judge.

This opinion examines and weighs age-old fundamental rules of equity against contemporary scientific principles surrounding genetic testing to disestablish paternity.

History of the Case

This is a juvenile court action in which a putative father attempts to disestablish himself as the biological father of two children through genetic testing. He makes this attempt almost a decade after identifying himself on birth certificates as the father of the children born to the unmarried woman with whom he was living at the time of their births. This the law does not permit him…