Jordan v. Baggett’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Section 93-9-21(1) is part of the uniform law on paternity, which sets forth the obligations placed upon the father of a child born out of wedlock. The case at bar deals with the rights of illegitimate children under Section 91-1-15(3)(c). The Appellants are unable to cite, and we are unable to find, any case in which Section 93-9-21(1) has been applied to a case of descent and distribution. There is no applicable statutory provision or judicial decision mandating or even suggesting the necessity of blood testing or DNA evidence in cases of descent among illegitimates. Furthermore, whether it is within the authority of a chancellor conducting an heirship proceeding under Section 91-1-15(3)(c) to order genetic testing under some authority other than Section 93-9-21 upon the request of any party to the proceeding is a question that we need not answer at this time since no such request was made at the trial level.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 876 So. 2d 1087 - Smith v. Bell