RUSK COUNTY DHHS v. THORSON

No. 04-2267-FT.

278 Wis.2d 638 (2005)

2005 WI App 37

693 N.W.2d 318

RUSK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Respondent, Danielle K. SCHULTZ, Petitioner, v. Leonard M. THORSON, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Carol A. Conklin of Conklin Law Office, Ladysmith.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael P. Weiler of Weiler Law Office, Ladysmith.

Before Cane, C.J., Hoover, P.J., and Peterson, J.


¶ 1. PETERSON, J.

Leonard Thorson appeals an order1 obligating him to pay lying-in expenses for his children, as authorized under Wis. Stat. § 767.51(3)(e).2 Thorson argues the circuit court had no authority to order he was obligated to pay those expenses when, at the time of the order, he had no ability to pay...

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