Florida Department of Revenue ex rel. S.R.M. v. M.C.W.

THREADGILL, Acting Chief Judge.

The Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) and S.R.M., the natural mother of S.S.M., a minor child, sued M.C.W. to determine paternity and child support. DOR’s involvement arose from the State’s payment of public assistance money for the benefit of the child. See § 409.2561(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1991). In its final judgment, the trial court determined that M.C.W. is the natural father of the child and ordered him to pay future child support. The trial court reserved jurisdiction as to retroactive child support owed to the mother. It denied DOR’s request for repayment…