Green v. Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Williams

Appellant, William Green, Sr. [“Green Sr.”], appeals an order dismissing his “petition of claim” in this Title IV-D child support enforcement proceeding brought by the Department of Revenue [“DOR”] against his son, William Green, Jr. [“Green Jr.”]. Green Sr. contends that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his petition in which he claims that he is the true owner of funds in a Fifth Third Bank Account (“the garnished bank account”) held in Green Jr.’s name only.

DOR established paternity and child support against Green Jr. in the late 1990’s. He was ordered to pay $80 per week for…