Court Opinion

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COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

Present:    Judges Bray, Annunziata and Overton

LISA ELAINE IRWIN CRUZ
                                               MEMORANDUM OPINION *
v.   Record No. 0358-96-1                          PER CURIAM
                                                DECEMBER 10, 1996
ALLEN KEITH CRUZ

         FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
                       Thomas S. Shadrick, Judge

             (Andrew R. Sebok, on brief), for appellant.
             No brief for appellee.

     Lisa E. Cruz (wife) appeals the decision of the circuit

court denying her motion seeking a third paternity blood test at

a new laboratory.    Upon reviewing the record and wife's opening

brief, we conclude that this appeal is without merit.

Accordingly, we summarily affirm the decision of the trial court.

 Rule 5A:27.

     While wife seeks reversal of the trial court's decision, she

also contends that there is no written statement of facts

sufficient to provide a basis to determine the issues on appeal

because the trial court failed to satisfy the requirements of

Rule 5A:8.    Contrary to wife's assertion, the record contains

"Respondent's Statement of Facts as Corrected by the Court,"

signed by the trial judge.    This written statement is sufficient

to satisfy the requirements of Rule 5A:8 and provides sufficient
     *
      Pursuant to Code § 17-116.010 this opinion is not
designated for publication.
factual bases to address wife's substantive issue.

     The record demonstrates that an initial paternity blood test

conducted by a laboratory indicated that Allen Keith Cruz

(husband) was not the father of wife's child.   Following an

evidentiary hearing, the trial court ordered a second blood test

to be performed by the same laboratory.   The second test also

indicated that husband was not the father.

     At the evidentiary hearing, wife admitted having

unprotected intercourse with husband and protected intercourse

with another man, John Anthony Maldonado.    Maldonado also

testified and admitted having intercourse with wife, although he

could not recall whether it was protected.   Maldonado later told

wife he had tested positive for HIV.   Wife twice tested negative

for HIV.
     Wife's claimed basis for seeking a third paternity test at a

different laboratory was that there was no man other than husband

who had an opportunity to impregnate her.    That basis was not

supported by the evidence.   Therefore, the trial court did not

err in denying wife's motion.

     Accordingly, the decision of the circuit court is summarily

affirmed.

                                                         Affirmed.

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