Legal Opinion

State, Department of Family Services, Division of Public Assistance & Social Services v. Peterson

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 9, 1998No. 97-59PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

The State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services, Division of Public Assistance and Social Services, (Department) appeals from the district court’s order which vacated an ex parte order allowing the Department to intervene in a child and spousal support collection case. Because the Department did not have sufficient interest in the matter to support a motion to intervene as a party, the district court vacated its order granting intervention.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Appellant Department submits this issue to the Court:

Whether the Wyoming District Court erred as a matter of law when it…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rawlins Ex Rel. Rawlins v. StanleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1971
  2. Carter v. MorrowDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1983
  3. Platte County School District No. 1 v. Basin Electric Power CooperativeWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State Ex Rel. Jeske v. JeskeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Cabinet for Human Resources v. HouckCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Flores v. FloresWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State, Department of Family Services, Division of Public Assistance & Social Services v. PetersonWyoming Supreme Court · 1998

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