DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. COMEAU


663 A.2d 46 (1995)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES on Behalf of Carey-Ann BOULANGER v. Normand COMEAU.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Ketterer, Atty. Gen. and James A. McKenna (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Justin W. Leary (orally) and Leonard I. Sharon, Laskoff & Sharon, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA and LIPEZ, JJ.


LIPEZ, Justice.

The Department of Human Services appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Delahanty, J.) affirming a dismissal by the District Court (Auburn, Gorman, J.) of the Department's paternity action against Normand Comeau brought on behalf of Carey-Ann Boulanger, the daughter of Helen Boulanger. Because we conclude that res judicata does not bar Carey-Ann's action for paternity, we vacate the judgment...

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