Legal Opinion

S.D. v. A.G.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 26, 2000No. 2D98-4794PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Acting Chief Judge.

S.D. appeals an order denying his motion to intervene in the dissolution proceeding between A.G., the wife, and J.G., her husband. S.D. sought to establish that he was the biological father of a 2/6-year-old, quasi-marital child born during the marriage of A.G. and J.G.1 We affirm.

This case is yet another example of the legal conundrums surrounding quasi-marital children in the era of easy access to DNA testing. The husband and wife were married on May 5, 1995. The child, K.G., was born in late January 1996. Thus, in all probability the child was conceived in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. I.A. v. H.H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. S. B. v. D.H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. C.C.A. v. J.M.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. T.B. v. M.M.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Treneka Simmonds v. Connor PerkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2018
  3. Slowinski v. SweeneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Lohman v. CarnahanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  5. J.S. v. S.M.M.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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