Jeffrey B. v. Amy L.
Annotate this CaseAmy L. was the biological mother of Fianna. In 2001, the district court entered a paternity decree finding Jeffrey B. to be Fianna's father. Several years later, Amy began to suspect that Todd W. was Fianna's father. In 2009, Amy filed an application to modify the paternity decree. Todd sought to intervene in the action, claiming that he was Fianna's father. The trial court allowed Todd to intervene, and it later set aside the paternity decree. The court subsequently entered an order finding that Todd was Fianna's father and awarding custody of Fianna to Todd. Genetic tests confirmed that Todd was the biological father. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the trial court erred in permitting Todd to intervene and in setting aside the paternity decree of 2001. Remanded with directions to dismiss Todd from the action and to proceed on Amy's request to modify the paternity decree.
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