Indiana Department of Public Welfare v. DelValle

GARRARD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a trial court's order which held that portions of child support payments collected by the state from a child's father were wrongfully retained by the state and applied toward Medicaid expenses incurred incident to the child's birth instead of being paid to the child for his support. We affirm.

Carmen DelValle (DelValle) received Assistance to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for herself and two children. AFDC is a public assistance program administered by the St. Joseph Department of Public Welfare (SDPW). One of DelValle's *302children, R.F., was born…