Department of Revenue, Child Support, Enforcement Division v. Moore

W. SHARP, Judge.

The Department of Revenue (Department), on behalf of the father, appeals from an order of the lower court which adopted the recommendations of a hearing officer and entered a modified final judgment on the issue of child support. We reverse on the limited issue of imposition of the monthly $5.25 clerk’s depository fee, and remand for further proceedings.

The Department claims the hearing officer erred by deviating downwards from the child support guidelines by more than five percent, because it subtracted (in addition) a depository fee of $5.25. When combined, the total results…