Department of Public Welfare ex rel. Dessus v. Chamberlain

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

The Department of Public Welfare appeals the support order entered November 25, 1991, in the Court of Common *138Pleas of Philadelphia County. We adopt the facts and procedural history of this case as set forth by the trial court:

[T]his matter arose before the Court on father’s exceptions to a permanent hearing officer’s report and recommendation of child support. Neither the mother nor the father was represented by counsel. Mother is presently 24 years old; father is 23. As mother receives public assistance, the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) was represented by an Assistant…