STATE EX REL. WARREN v. MAHAN

No. 67654.

329 N.W.2d 673 (1983)

STATE of Iowa ex rel. Judith A. WARREN, Appellant, v. Steven M. MAHAN, Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas L. Tindal, Asst. Washington County Atty., for appellant.

James F. Elliott, Robert M. Sherman and Robert R. Lang, of Legal Services Corp. of Iowa, Ottumwa, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and CARTER, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

The State, acting on behalf of a mother who receives public assistance, filed a petition under the Uniform Support of Dependents Law, Iowa Code chapter 252A, seeking a determination of paternity and an award of support. The petition was captioned "State of Iowa ex rel. Judith A. Warren, petitioner, vs. Steven M. Mahan, respondent." The petition stated that Judith Warren had never been married to Steven Mahan but that he was the father of her minor...

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