Ward v. Department of Human Resources

Ruffin, Judge.

In Ward v. Dept. of Human Resources,1 we affirmed an order of the Superior Court of Henry County directing Cindy Ward to pay child support for her noncustodial minor child. After granting certiorari, the Supreme Court reversed our decision.2

The facts of this case are fully set forth in our prior opinion and need not be detailed here. For present purposes, we reiterate that DHR filed a petition at the behest of Ward’s ex-husband seeking the establishment of a support obligation from Ward. On appeal, we held that (1) a 1991 divorce decree had already established child support…