Benardo v. Department of Revenue ex rel. Reilly

We withdraw our opinion issued April 24, 2002, and substitute the following in its place.

Reed Benardo, the putative father in a disputed paternity action, appeals the denial of his motion to vacate the trial court’s order on temporary child support arguing that, because the issue of temporary support was heard by a hearing officer who made recommendations to the court, the resulting order is null and void. Specifically, he claims that the hearing officer did not have jurisdiction to hear the issue of temporary support where he was contesting the outcome of the paternity testing, an issue that…