Atcherian v. State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I, INTRODUCTION

In 1991 a default judgment of paternity was entered against Michael Atcherian, and CSED began collecting child support. Within a year of that default judgment, Atcherian became suspicious that he was not the child's father. But it was five years before Atcheri-an obtained a paternity test definitively excluding him as the biological father. Atche-rian then moved to vacate his paternity judgment and support obligation under Alaska Civil Rule 60(b)(6), based on the mother's misrepresentation that he was the father and his genetic test results. The superior…