Rebecca v. Michael

In this case we review a ruling by the Circuit Court of Ohio County that dismissed a mother’s petition seeking to modify an order that had been entered in a paternity action. The order that the mother sought to modify terminated the duty of a biological father to pay child support, based on a lump-sum payment to the child’s mother.1 We reverse the circuit court’s dismissal of the petition and remand for further proceedings.

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This case involves a child (“B.L.C.”) who was born in May of 1988. The child’s mother (“R.L.C.”) is the appellant in this case, and the child’s father (“M.J.B.”) is the…