State ex rel. Adult & Services Division v. Copeland

Respondent-Appellant (respondent) appeals from the order of the trial court requiring him to pay child support for Todd Allen Jones.

The support order was entered on January 12,1979. It was based on an order of August 4, 1970, in a separate filiation proceeding in which defendant was found to be Todd’s father.1 After respondent admitted paternity orally through his attorney in the earlier proceeding, the state raised the question of whether it was necessary for a guardian ad litem to be appointed for respondent, who was then 17 years old. The issue was discussed and the trial judge told…