State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Button

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Richard Button acknowledged his paternity of Vickie Hansen 1 in 1986 because he erroncously believed he was her father. Nine years later, the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) served Button with a Notice and Finding of Financial Responsibility assessing support arrears in excess of $40,000. Button pursued an administrative appeal and disestablished his paternity in superior court. Because CSED's support order remained open to review, and because Button rebutted the presumption of paternity created by his legal acknowledgment at his first formal…