State, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Maxwell

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Krystal Maxwell, while married to but separated from Jeffrey Maxwell, gave birth to TW. Both Krystal and Jeffrey knew that TW. was not Jeffrey's child; the biological father (Kurt Walker) acknowledged his paternity of T.W.; and the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) apparently knew that Kurt Walker was T.W.'s biological father. Nonetheless, CSED administratively established a child support obligation for Jeffrey and large child support arrearages. Because Jeffrey was denied a fair and meaningful opportunity to rebut the presumption of paternity…