WHITLOCK v. DIST. COURT FOR FAYETTE CTY.

No. 92-878.

497 N.W.2d 891 (1993)

Eugene Harrison WHITLOCK, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR FAYETTE COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Standafer of the Donohue Law Office, West Union, for plaintiff.

Dennis G. Larson and Chris A. Frana of the Larson Law Office, Decorah, for defendant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., John Parmeter, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Kay Delafield, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Stephen J. Belay, Asst. County Atty., for amicus curiae State of Iowa.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SNELL, Justice.

The issue presented by this case is whether plaintiff who is not the biological father of Michelle Whitlock is legally liable to pay temporary child support for her during the pendency of his dissolution of marriage proceeding. We determine he is liable for that support.

Eugene and Georgia Whitlock were married on October 7, 1978. One child was born during the marriage, Michelle Whitlock. The parties agree and the trial court conclusively determined...

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