Legal Opinion

Matter of TLB

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 1989No. C-88-8PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

This appeal is from an order dismissing appellant’s petition to terminate child support decreed in a paternity action on the basis of the doctrine of judicial estoppel.

We vacate and remand.

Appellant phrases the issue as:

WHETHER OR NOT THE APPELLANT IS JUDICIALLY ESTOPPED FROM HAVING A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION REVIEW HIS PETITION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT?

On May 21,1985, a child was born out of wedlock in Gillette, Wyoming, to appellant KAC (father) and appellee SR (mother). On July 18, 1986, of his own volition, the father filed a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Emery v. EmeryWyoming Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Matter of TRGWyoming Supreme Court · 1983

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Matter of Paternity of JRWWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Matter of Paternity of SDMWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Worker's Compensation Claim of Bruns v. TW Services, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Csp v. DdcWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. STATE BY DEPT. OF FAM. SERV. v. JenningsWyoming Supreme Court · 1991

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