Case Name: Carlton BAILEY, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Brenda RICHARDSON and the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Appellees/Cross-Appellants
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-12-18
Citations: 481 So. 2d 40
Docket Number: No. BE-364
Parties: Carlton BAILEY, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Brenda RICHARDSON and the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
Judges: ERVIN, JOANOS and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 481
Pages: 40–41

Head Matter:
Carlton BAILEY, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Brenda RICHARDSON and the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
No. BE-364.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 18, 1985.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 24, 1986.
Howell L. Ferguson. Tallahassee, for appellant/ cross-appellee.
William H. Branch, Susan S. Thompson, Joseph R. Boyd of Boyd, Thompson & Williams, Tallahassee and Chriss Walker, Dept, of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, for appellees/cross-appel-lants.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Bailey, the putative father, appeals from a final order adjudicating paternity. We affirm, finding there is competent, substantial evidence to support paternity.
In the case at bar, the HLA test indicated a 99.47% probability of paternity. Although there were many inconsistencies and contradictions in appellee Richardson's testimony, there was no real dispute as to exclusive access during the relevant period. Based on the foregoing, we conclude, as did the Texas Court of Appeals In re E.G.M., 647 S.W.2d 74, 79 (Texas Ct.App. 1983), that a "high probability of paternity can amount to strong corroboration of a witness' story on the material issues and when taken together with proper undisputed facts can preponderate in favor of a finding of paternity." We find that appel-lee's issue on cross-appeal is without merit.
AFFIRMED.
ERVIN, JOANOS and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.