State v. R.R.R.

The state and the mother of N.L.M. appeal from a judgment adjudicating R.R.R. to be N.L.M.'s father. The issues are (1) whether the trial court had authority to order the mother to repay the Wisconsin medical assistance program for the expense of her pregnancy and confinement, and (2) whether the court properly exercised its discretion in ordering the mother to pay all court costs, including filing fees and the costs of blood tests. We conclude that the court erred *310in both respects, and we therefore reverse those provisions in the judgment.

N.L.M. was born on October 20,1983. The Wisconsin…