Department of Human Resources v. Baker

Smith, Judge.

The Georgia Department of Human Resources filed a petition against Danny Baker seeking recovery of child support paid for two children born to him and his former wife. The trial court ruled that *665Baker was not obligated to reimburse the Department for public assistance paid for the children during the period of time following Baker’s execution of a “Surrender of Parental Rights/Final Release For Adoption” on April 4, 1988, when he was unaware that no adoption had taken place. We granted the Department’s application for discretionary review of the trial court’s order.1 Baker has…