State v. Clark

The plaintiff brought a petition for support against William Clark,1 seeking reimbursement for payments made to his minor daughter, Kathleen Clark Brown, under the state's program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Kathleen Clark was born on December 8, 1963. With her mother's permission, she married Kevin Brown on October 4, 1980, when she was sixteen years old. Their child was born in November, 1980. The state seeks to recover from the defendant money paid to Kathleen for her support, not for the support of her child. The trial court ruled that Kathleen Clark Brown was…