Legal Opinion

MAM v. State, Department of Family Services

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 2004No. C-03-13PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[11] This is an appeal from an order and judgment on the pleadings in which the district court denied a petition to declare the non-existence of a father-child relationship and denied a motion to set aside a stipulated paternity order. Finding an abuse of discretion under the particular facts of this case, we reverse.

ISSUES

[12] The appellant states the issues as follows:

1. Did the district court err by applying the wrong statute?

2. Was Appellant entitled to relief from the Stipulated Order for paternity?

3. Is it a violation of public policy to promote the legal fiction that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
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  3. U.S. Aviation, Inc. v. Wyoming Avionics, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Claassen v. NordWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Van Riper v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1994

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