Audas v. Scearcy

SNELL, Justice.

Appellant, Angela Sue Audas, appeals a district court order denying her petition for modification of a support order. We reverse ■ and remand.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

Angela Sue Audas gave birth to a son, Derek Michael Audas, on January 7, 1992. Michael R. Scearcy, a coworker, was suspected to be the father of the child. Angela sought assistance from the Iowa Child Support Recovery Unit (hereinafter CSRU) to establish paternity and obtain child support. According to Angela’s understanding, the CSRU would determine paternity using blood tests and then obtain an order…