State ex rel. G.J. v. W.J.

THIGPEN, Judge.

This case involves paternity proceedings.

The record reveals that in July 1981, the Juvenile Court of Russell County entered an order declaring W.J. to be the father of a minor child born to G.J., based on W.J.’s admission of paternity in open court. W.J. was ordered to pay $20 per week for support and maintenance for the child, and in 1989, that amount was increased to $40 per week. W.J. did not appeal the order of paternity nor either of the subsequent child support orders.

The record further reveals that in March 1990, W.J. initiated an action seeking relief from the 1981…