STARKEY v. LINN

No. 97-2935.

723 So.2d 333 (1998)

Craig D. STARKEY, Appellant, v. Lori Ann LINN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry L. McCollough of Terry L. McCollough, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Hal Roen of Hal Roen, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellee.


GOSHORN, Judge.

Craig Starkey appeals the order directing him to pay $30,792.50 in attorney's fees and $2,517.97 in costs in the paternity and custody suit he filed against Lori Linn, the mother of his son. He argues that Linn's failure to move for fees precluded the award. For the reasons discussed seriatim, we reverse the award of fees and costs.

The parties were never married. In 1989, shortly after a sexual relationship with Starkey, Linn discovered she...

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