IN RE HUDSON

Docket No. 246373.

687 N.W.2d 156 (2004)

262 Mich. App. 612

In the Matter of Amanda HUDSON, Minor. County of Van Buren, Petitioner-Appellee, v. James A. Menter, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 24, 2004, at 9:20 a.m.

Released for Publication September 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Van Leuwen, Richland, for the respondent.

Before: HOEKSTRA, P.J., and O'CONNELL and DONOFRIO, JJ.


O'CONNELL, J.

Respondent stepfather appeals of right the trial court's order requiring him to pay the cost of his stepdaughter's care and legal representation. The stepdaughter lived with her mother and respondent. In her teen years, the stepdaughter began exhibiting destructive behavior. On one occasion, she set fire to a toilet paper roll in one of her school's bathroom stalls. The incident led to the trial court taking jurisdiction over her. Afterward, authorities...

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