In re the Marriage of Sheehan

Husband appeals an order dismissing his motion to set aside a portion of a dissolution judgment. Wife cross-appeals, contending that the trial court erred in failing to award attorney fees.1 We affirm the trial court on the appeal, and reverse and remand on the cross-appeal.

Husband filed a petition for dissolution in the fall of 1977. He alleged that he was the father of the parties’ child and requested that he be ordered to pay $100 per month as child support. Wife did not appear, and the court entered a dissolution judgment in May, 1978, determining that husband is the father of the child…