Feliciano v. Feliciano

The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether family attribution rules governing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program may justify the diminution of the parental support obligation otherwise prescribed by applicable child support guidelines. The trial court approved a ruling by the family support magistrate that deviation from the support guidelines is constitutionally required in order to assure that a parent’s support obligation does *720not exceed his or her child’s pro rata share of AFDC benefits for a family unit that includes children for whom the parent…