In re Taylor

By Judge Randall G. Johnson

This is an appeal from the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the City of Richmond. At issue is whether an administrative child support order issued by the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) is res judicata on the issue of paternity. The court holds that it is not.

For purposes of the court’s decision, the facts are not in dispute. Geana Taylor was bom on June 25, 1995. Her mother is Alfacque Bostick. At Geana’s birth, George E. Taylor, III, signed an “Acknowledgement of Paternity” stating that he was Geana’s father. On September 18, 1996,…