State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services ex rel. Branchaud v. Branchaud

POLEN, Judge.

The State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), for Paula Branchaud, petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the circuit court, Okeechobee County, dismissing the former wife’s petition without prejudice. We have jurisdiction under Article V, section 4(b)(3), Florida Constitution.

In this case the husband moved to dismiss the wife’s petition for modification of child support which was filed by HRS on her behalf. The wife admitted that she did not receive Aid for Dependent Children (AFDC). There is no evidence that the…