Legal Opinion
Department of Health & Human Services v. Pelletier
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 5, 2009No. Docket: Aro-06-487PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.
[¶ 1] Vincent S. Pelletier appeals from an order of the District Court (Caribou, Daigle, J.), which ruled in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services on its claim for child support. Pelle-tier acknowledged paternity of the child at birth but learned ultimately that he is not the father of the child. The Department seeks child support for a five-year period that preceded an order of nonpaternity. The family law magistrate (Langner, M.) found in favor of Pelletier after concluding that the Department had waived its right to seek child support. The District Court vacated the…
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