KENDRICK v. EVERHEART

No. 56759.

390 So.2d 53 (1980)

William KENDRICK, Appellant, v. Annie EVERHEART a/K/a Annie Kendrick, Dennis Everheart, and Jim Smith, Attorney General, State of Florida, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adrienne Maidenbaum of the Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc., Hollywood, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Brian E. Norton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SUNDBERG, Chief Justice.

The general issue presented in this appeal is whether a putative father may bring an action to adjudicate his paternity either under Florida's determination of paternity statute, chapter 742, Florida Statutes (1977), or under Florida's declaratory judgment statute, chapter 86, Florida Statutes (1977). The trial court held that a putative father may not bring an action for adjudication of paternity under either chapter and dismissed the case...

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