Cass County Welfare Department v. Wittner

SIMONETT, Justice.

The Cass County District Court, sitting as a three-judge panel, vacated an order of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Welfare (Department) finding that Melody Wittner had “good cause” for refusing to cooperate with the Cass County Welfare Department (County Agency) in establishing the paternity of her child. We granted Ms. Wittner’s petition for review to this court. We agree with the district court that the County Agency had standing to appeal the Department’s ruling to the district court and that the proceedings should be remanded to the Department to further…