THOMAS M.P. v. KIMBERLY J.L.

No. 96-0697.

207 Wis.2d 388 (1996)

558 N.W.2d 897

IN RE the PATERNITY OF BABY DOE: THOMAS M.P., Petitioner-Appellant, v. KIMBERLY J.L., Respondent-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the petitioner-appellant, the cause was submitted on the pro se brief of Thomas M.P. of Wausau.

On behalf of the respondent-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Anne L. Jacobson of Wausau.

On behalf of the guardian ad litem, the cause was submitted on the brief of Mary Ann Perga, of Byrnes & Perga of Turtle Lake.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


CANE, P.J.

Thomas M.P. appeals a judgment denying further proceedings to establish his paternity of Baby Doe. Thomas argues that he was denied due process when the court dismissed his paternity action prior to blood testing and trial, and the court erred by going beyond the statutory procedures for paternity actions when it held an evidentiary hearing to determine the best interests of the child.

Kimberly J.L. (Baby Doe's mother) and the guardian ad litem...

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