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STATE EX REL. HUMAN SERV. DEPT. v. COLEMAN

No. 8725.

723 P.2d 971 (1986)

104 N.M. 500

STATE of New Mexico, ex rel. HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edward COLEMAN, a/k/a Eddie Coleman, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

July 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Rubin, Gen. Counsel, Patricia E. Bustamante, Asst. Gen. Counsel, John Petoskey, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Human Services Dept., Santa Fe, for petitioner-appellant.

C. Barry Crutchfield, Templeman & Crutchfield, Lovington, for respondent-appellee.

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

The Human Services Department (HSD) appeals from a judgment denying relief under its petition for adjudication of paternity. Two issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in failing to consider evidence of paternity serologic testing; and (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence relating to the results of paternity blood testing. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

HSD filed...

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