Phillips v. Brown

Hunstein, Justice.

The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) sued appellant Timothy Phillips pursuant to the Child Support Recovery Act, OCGA § 19-11-1 et seq., seeking reimbursement for certain public assistance benefits which it had paid for the support of Tameka Brown, the minor child alleged to be the appellant’s daughter. DHR instituted an action against the appellant as the putative father seeking to recover past and future support. Following a hearing, the trial court ordered the appellant to commence payment of temporary child support, while reserving a ruling on paternity.…