Department of Human Services v. Hafford

[¶ 1] Michael Hafford appeals from the judgment of the District Court (Fort Kent, Daigle, J.) concluding that the Department of Human Services (DHS) is entitled to recover a judgment for the back child support that had accrued prior to the time the mother began receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), the predecessor program to Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF).1 Notwithstanding the mother’s affidavit that she had no wish to collect the pre-AFDC back support, the District Court found that, pursuant to 19-A M.R.S.A. §§ 2301 and 1606 (1998),2 Hafford owed DHS $17,580.34.…