Legal Opinion
Hickey v. Duffy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1987No. 86-2941PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
When a child of separated parents receives welfare benefits under the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), the state obtains the right to any child support payments the non-custodial parent owes to the custodial parent. See Bowen v. Gilliard, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 3008, 3012-14, 3018 n. 19, 97 L.Ed.2d 485 (1987). This litigation, filed in state court to determine whether the obligation to pay child support may be established after the state has made the welfare payments, landed in a jurisdictional swamp when the state removed it to federal court.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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