Department of Human Resources v. Brown

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) was granted interlocutory appeal in its child support recovery action in the case of the minor, A. E., a recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). See OCGA §§ 19-11-6 (a); 19-11-7 (a).

A. E.’s parents were never married and the child resided with her mother. DHR sought from her putative father reimbursement for the AFDC payments made, future child support in accordance with the guidelines of OCGA § 19-6-15, and inquiry into the father’s ability to provide medical coverage for the child. The father admitted…