J.M.Z. v. D.L.M.

D.L.M. ("Father") appeals from the trial court's judgment ordering Father to pay to the guardian ad litem ("GAL") the sum of $5,500 "for his reasonable GAL fees" from the GAL's appointment to a Motion to Modify the Paternity Judgment action that was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. We reverse and remand.1

I. Background

A Judgment Pursuant to Uniform Parentage Act was entered on August 24, 2012, regarding one minor child between Father and J.M.Z. ("Mother"). Approximately four years later, on May 4, 2016, Father filed a Motion to Modify Paternity Judgment. During the pendency of the…