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STATE v. WALKER

No. 97-CJ-0330.

700 So.2d 496 (1997)

The STATE of Louisiana v. Charles WALKER

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Elizabeth P. Duffy, New Orleans, for Applicant.

Kim Ann Dugas, New Orleans, for Respondent.

TRAYLOR, Justice.

We granted writs in order to determine whether Title 45 § 303.5 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires blood testing in order to establish the paternity of a party who, under Louisiana law, is the presumed father and may not disavow his paternity. We hold that § 303.5, by its clear language, requires that a state establish paternity under that state's laws and that blood testing is compulsory only when paternity has not been so established...

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