Johnson v. Robinson

Littlejohn, Justice:

Deloris Johnson, respondent, filed her petition in the Charleston County Family Court, stating that Richard Robinson, the appellant, was the father of her two children and reciting that he had admitted the paternity to his own parents. She alleged that he had been contributing forty-five dollars ($45.00) every two weeks for their support. The *663prayer for relief asked the court to direct him to pay sixty dollars ($60.00) biweekly.

The respondent and the appellant appeared in court without an attorney. The petition had been drawn by a court employee. No return was filed by the…