STATE v. DICK

No. 18988.

684 P.2d 42 (1984)

The STATE of Utah, By and Through UTAH STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. John DICK, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Harvey, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Sandy Mooy, Deputy Co. Atty., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The parties raise a single issue in this case: whether the juvenile court or the district court has jurisdiction of an action brought under the Uniform Act on Paternity, U.C.A., 1953, § 78-45a-1 et seq., when the putative father is a minor.

On August 9, 1982, two days before defendant's 16th birthday, a baby was born. The baby's mother was also sixteen years of age. Defendant acknowledges having had sexual relations with the mother...

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