Legal Opinion
Craig v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1975No. Civ. 14727PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, J.
This proceeding is the outgrowth of a paternity action pending in the Sacramento Superior Court, Minnie Pearl Craig, the child’s mother, is a resident of Oklahoma. Represented by the district attorney, she seeks child- support from Dr. Shepard Fountaine, the alleged father. Dr. Fountaine denied paternity and moved for an order requiring blood tests. Mrs. Craig resisted the motion on the ground that Dr* 'Fountaine’s paternity had been adjudicated by a 1970 Oklahoma divorce decree which became res judicata of the fact of paternity and which is entitled to full faith and…
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