DeCOSTA v. NORTH BROWARD HOSP. DIST.

No. 85-2285.

497 So.2d 1282 (1986)

Bill DeCOSTA, Appellant, v. NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT, a Special Tax District of the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry J. Martocci, Merritt Island, for appellant.

Jerome R. Silverberg of Gibbs & Zei, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


WALDEN, Judge.

This appeal involves the issue of whether an unwed father, who acknowledges paternity of his illegitimate child, is financially liable for reasonable and necessary emergency medical services rendered to his child. The trial court found that he was liable. We affirm.

On September 25, 1978, Yolanda Ramirez, also known as Yolanda DeCosta, gave birth to an extremely small, underdeveloped and premature infant girl at Plantation General Hospital....

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