Department of Human Resources v. Hedgepath

Carley, Presiding Judge.

The facts relevant to the resolution of this appeal are as follows: When appellee-defendant was divorced, the divorce decree provided that his ex-wife was to have custody of their minor daughter and that he was to provide no child support. Thereafter, appellee’s ex-wife sought and obtained public assistance on behalf of the child from appellant-plaintiff Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR). Pursuant to OCGA § 19-11-1 et seq., DHR filed the instant action, seeking to recover from appellee the benefits it had paid to his daughter and an order providing for…