Hamm v. Office of Child Support Enforcement

985 S.W.2d 742 (1999)

336 Ark. 391

Scott HAMM, Appellant,

v.

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, Appellee.

No. 98-228.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 18, 1999.

TOM GLAZE, Justice.

This paternity suit resulted from two children having sexual intercourse as young teenagers. Susan N. Atkinson was fifteen years old and Scott Hamm, the putative father, was thirteen years old when their sexual encounters occurred and when Susan conceived a male child, who was born on July 22, 1995, and named Keegan. Susan applied for and received financial assistance from Aid for Dependent Children through the State,…