McClelland ex rel. McClelland v. Doyle

PUDLOWSKI, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Monty Doyle, appeals from the circuit court’s judgment declaring him the father of respondent, Lacie McClelland (Lacie) and awarding respondent, Dahna McClelland child support, birth expenses, and attorney’s fees.

Appellant and respondent, Dahna McClel-land lived together, without the benefit of marriage, in Quincy, Illinois from approximately December 1984 to September of 1985. During that time, on approximately February 1, 1985, respondent Lacie was conceived. The couple thereafter separated. Ms. McClelland went to reside with her mother in Palmyra,…