154 Md. App. 673 - Stubbs v. Colandrea’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘Nothing in the text of [Section 5-1002(c) ], or in its Maryland or federal legislative histories, indicates that the General Assembly intended to alter the Turner v. Whisted test for determining whether a blood test should be ordered under the circumstances presented here, or that the Federal Government intended to require, under the circumstances presented here, a mandatory blood test similar to that provided by [Section 5-1029].’ ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mulligan v. Corbett · 198 Md. App. 38 - Corbett v. Mulligan

2. “§ 5-1002. Legislative Policy. (a) In general. — The General Assembly finds that: (1) this State has a duty to improve the deprived social and economic status of children bom out of wedlock; and (2) the policies and procedures in this subtitle are socially necessary and desirable. (b) Purpose. — The purpose of this subtitle is: (1) to promote the general welfare and best interests of children bom out of wedlock by securing for them, as nearly as practicable, the same rights to support, care, and education as children born in wedlock; (2) to impose on the mothers and fathers of children bom out of wedlock the basic obligations and responsibilities of parenthood; and (3) to simplify the procedures for determining paternity, custody, guardianship, and responsibility for the support of children bom out of wedlock. (c) Establishment of paternity. — Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to limit the right of a putative father to file a complaint to establish his paternity of a child. (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 176 Md. App. 38 - Ashley v. Mattingly

3. ““[i]n 1997, the General Assembly ... amended the ‘Paternity Proceedings’ subtitle of the Family Law Article, adding Section 5-1002(c), which states: ‘Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to limit the right of a putative father to file a complaint to establish his paternity of a child.’ The Legislature added this language to Section 5-1002 for the purpose of ‘clarifying that a putative father may file a paternity action.’ 1997 Maryland Laws, ch. 609---- “The coalescence of Langston and the 1995 and 1997 amendments to the ‘Paternity Proceedings’ of the Family Law Article brings into question whether our holding in Turner has been invalidated so that the mandatory blood or genetic testing of Section 5-1029 is now available to challenge the paternity of a child born during an intact marriage.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mulligan v. Corbett