State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Green

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Without prior judicial approval, Michael Green paid a lump sum to the mother of his minor child, in part for the purpose of discharging his court-ordered past and future child support liability. When the mother began receiving public assistance for the child’s benefit eighteen months later, the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) sought reimbursement from Green. The superior court credited Green’s payment against his future child support obligation. Because Green’s payment did not defeat CSED’s independent statutory right to recover public…