Jiles v. Spratt

Defendant appeals an award of medical expenses, attorney fees, and child support payments. Plaintiff filed a paternity action against defendant on October 14, 1987. On August 12, 1988, blood tests confirmed that defendant was the father of the child. The parties subsequently stipulated to paternity and entered into an agreed order of parentage and agreed temporary support in which defendant was to pay plaintiff $57 per week.

A bench trial was held on March 1, 1989, at which evidence concerning the parties’ financial situations was presented. Although both parties agreed that $57 per week was…