Department of Revenue v. C.M.J.

This case concerns an order imposed by a Probate and Family Court judge on the defendant, a corecipient of Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC). The order requires the defendant to pay child support to the Department of Revenue (DOR), acting on behalf of the mother of the defendant’s children, A.M.R., and the Department *70of Transitional Assistance (DTA).1 On appeal the parties both agree on the result sought — the vacating of the child support order. The appeal consequently places both parties in the unusual posture of standing together on the same side of the argument,…