Cruz v. Gonzalez

The plaintiff, Samuel Cruz, appeals from the trial court’s order that he pay for the cost of a paternity test. The record reveals the following facts relevant to this appeal. The marriage of the plaintiff and the defendant was dissolved in 1992. In 1994, the plaintiff filed a motion to open the judgment of dissolution, seeking a modification of child support and a determination of the paternity of one of the minor children. The motion for modification of child support was granted on February 3, 1995, but no determination of paternity was made at that time. On March 8, 1995, the parties agreed…