Upon entry of summary judgment establishing paternity, Mother timely filed an appeal. Mother now avers that since there was a pending appeal contesting paternity, the district court could not proceed to determine visitation and support. District courts are entitled to the presumption of regularity when exercising their general jurisdiction. We have previously held that during the pendency of an appeal, the district court has the right and power to enforce its decrees and orders and to protect the parties as to any rights they acquired in the district court proceedings. It is an oft-stated rule that we need not consider issues that are unsupported by proper citation to legal authority.
Statutory interpretation is a question of law.
We review all parts of a legislative act as a whole, anddivision of a law into sections has no substantive meaning. Upon motion of the defendant, the court may require the deposit to be increased, that personal security be given or that the nonresident plaintiff pay all costs as fast as they accrue. The court may require a deposit, upon motion by the defendant under -119, but this is clearly discretionary. In the instant case, the clerk did not require Father to post security for costs. Paternity Summary judgment is appropriate when no genuine issue of material fact exists and the prevailing party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.