Legal Opinion
C. R. A. H. ex rel. Pueblo County Department of Social Services
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1981No. Nos. 80CA1258, 80CA1259PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STERNBERG, Judge.
The Pueblo County Department of Social Services appeals from a district court order awarding attorney fees and costs to defendants in two unrelated paternity actions. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The Pueblo County Department of Social Services and two unwed mothers, as next friend of their children, brought paternity actions against each of the defendants. The Department sought damages for prenatal disbursements and future payments in the nature of support. The defendants, putative fathers, prevailed in each case after jury trials. Based on the Uniform Parentage Act,…
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