Isanti County Family Services & Welfare Department Ex Rel. Edwardh v. Swanson

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

Isanti County, on behalf of Judy Ed-wardh, sought to recover child support and birth expenses from Stephen Swanson nearly one year after his paternity had been adjudicated. The support obligation was based on Minn.Stat. § 518.551 and past support was set at $7,000, payable by $50 a month. Swanson appeals the support order. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

FACTS

Stephen Swanson fathered a child Tasha Edwardh bom out of wedlock January 19, 1981. On January 24, 1984, a summons and complaint alleging paternity was served on Swanson. Paternity was adjudicated…