Department of Public Aid Ex Rel. Galbraith v. Jones

On behalf of Vicki Galbraith, the Illinois Department of Public Aid (Department) filed a petition pursuant to the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 (Act) (750 ILCS 45/1 et seq. (West 1992)) against respondent Jeff Jones seeking to establish that respondent was the father of Galbraith’s son, K.G. (born February 3, 1993), and an order directing respondent to pay child support. On April 6, 1995, the circuit court of Adams County granted the Department’s motion for summary judgment finding respondent was the father of K.G. Subsequently, the court ordered respondent to pay past and future child…