Givens v. Warren

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Appellant, Betty Ross Givens (“mother”), appeals from an order entered by the St. Louis County Circuit Court requiring her to pay respondent, Willie Charles Warren (“defendant”), sums representing half of his attorney fees, half of his costs, and monies paid by defendant for paternity blood tests, after mother voluntarily dismissed a paternity suit. We vacate the order of the circuit court, reinstate mother’s voluntary dismissal and assumption of court costs, and remand for determination of the costs defendant may tax against mother.

Mother filed a petition for…