Berry v. Cabinet for Families & Children Ex Rel. Howard

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from an opinion of the Court of Appeals which reversed and remanded an order of the circuit court which had denied a motion by the Cabinet for Families and Children on relation of the mother of a child for relief pursuant to CR 60.02 from an agreed order ending the father’s obligation for support payments to the mother for their child and denied the motion of the Cabinet to intervene.

This case presents a novel issue, whether the Cabinet, acting on relation of the custodial parent, may effectively modify a final order terminating child support rather than…