STATE, COUNTY OF CASS EX REL. SCHLECT v. Wolff

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Troy Allan Wolff appealed from the referee’s order vacating the second amended judgment in this paternity action. We remand to the district court for further explanation of the referee’s decision.

I

[¶ 2] This case raises both procedural and substantive issues. For clarity, the procedural issues will be addressed first, followed by the substantive issues.

A

[¶ 3] In 1996 the State sued Wolff, seeking to establish his paternity of C.A.W. and initiate a child support order. In 1997, the district court issued a default judgment finding Wolff to be C.A.W.’s natural…