Ward v. Department of Human Resources
Ward v. Department of Human Resources
Opinion of the Court
In Ward v. Dept. of Human Resources,
The facts of this case are fully set forth in our prior opinion and need not be detailed here. For present purposes, we reiterate that DHR filed a petition at the behest of Ward’s ex-husband seeking the establishment of a support obligation from Ward. On appeal, we held that (1) a 1991 divorce decree had already established child support obligations for Ward with respect to her noncustodial child; (2) DHR had erroneously filed a petition to establish a support obligation where one already existed, rather than following the procedures set
Accordingly, to the extent that the decision of the Supreme Court reverses the opinion of this Court, our original judgment in this case is vacated, the judgment of the Supreme Court is made the judgment of this Court, and the child support order of the superior court is reversed. Our previous opinion is affirmed in all other respects.
Judgment reversed.
241 Ga. App. 298 (527 SE2d 3) (1999).
Ward v. Dept. of Human Resources, 273 Ga. 52 (537 SE2d 70) (2000).
Id. at 53 (2).
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