Carty v. Martin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is an action in which an unwed father seeks an adjudication of paternity and enforcement of his right to visit his child. Kimberly Martin appeals from the trial court’s order adjudicating Vendal Carty the father of her son, Adam Martin, granting Carty visitation rights and ordering him to pay $40 per month child support.

Vendal Carty and Kimberly Martin met in January of 1976. Carty was in the army stationed at Ft. Leavenworth. Ms. Martin was a student at Kansas University. He was age 29 and had been previously married with one child. She…