State ex rel. B.G. v. J.F.P.

On April 4, 1995, the State of Alabama, on behalf of B.G., a minor (hereinafter the “child”), filed a complaint against J.F.P. seeking an adjudication of paternity and child support. The State’s complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Family Court Division. The court appointed a guardian ad litem for the child. On April 17, 1996, the court entered an order finding J.F.P. to be the biological father of the child and ordering him to pay $1,000 per month in child support.

J.F.P. appealed the Family Court Division’s paternity adjudication to the Circuit Court of Montgomery…