State ex rel. P.T. v. G.P.

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

In March 1981 P.T. (mother) filed a complaint for paternity and child support against G.P. in the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court of Mobile County. A hearing was held in April 1981 with both parties present. G.P. requested that blood tests be taken. His request was granted.

In October 1981 the parties appeared in court for a hearing on the matter. The trial court adjudicated G.P. to be the father of the minor child and ordered him to pay $5.00 per week in child support.

In December 1987 the mother filed a contempt petition against G.P., alleging…