Legal Opinion
Augustin v. Augustin
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided October 20, 1996No. Fam. No. D194/94PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteele, Judge
*10MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
This matter appears before the Court on the parties' three motions; defendant's Motion for Reconsideration and to Preclude DNA Testing, Motion to Dismiss for lack of standing, and plaintiff's Motion to Compel DNA Testing. The essence of this contentious matter centers upon the parties' polar interpretation of 19 V.I.C. § 833(a), which raises the issue of whether a putative father has standing to compel his wife to submit to DNA testing to determine paternity.
FACTS
The sensitive issues inherent in family proceedings, and especially paternity proceedings, counsel for…
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