Did interpreting this matter by using current adoption laws lead to a comprehension error that was detrimental to this case?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The petitioner's request to exhume the body of Joseph Brodie Smith to prove paternity thru DNA was denied by the lower courts. . 1. Did interpreting this matter by using current adoption laws, lead to a comprehension error that was detrimental to this case. . 2. Did removing consideration for the petitioner's affidavit cause , a negative impact on the petitioners ability to support her argument for an exhumation? 3. Did the petitioners present legally sufficient reason to disinter the body of Joseph Brodie Smith? 4. Was the decision to not consider Gladys Irene as a pretermitted heir to Joseph Brodie Smith detrimental to the petiti tioner’s goat of an exhumation to prove paternity? 5. Why didn’t the petitioner provide any contact information for any immediate family members of Joseph Brodie Smith to be granted permission for the exhumation? ii