Maxwell v. State

TOM GLAZE, Justice.

On February 24, 1994, the Office of Child Support Enforcement Unit (OSCE), on behalf of Jozetta Halton, filed a paternity action against Vincent Maxwell. On June 6, 1995, Maxwell was adjudicated the father of Halton’s child, and he was ordered to pay past and future support payable to Halton. The payments were to be made to the court’s clerk, who in turn would forward payments to OCSE. The record reflects that the court had been notified that Halton had executed a contract with OCSE for non-AFDC assistance and child support enforcement, which provided that all payments…