DAVIS v. SWATTS

No. 89-586.

556 So.2d 467 (1990)

Doretha DAVIS, and the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Appellants, v. Mary SWATTS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Boyd and William H. Branch of Boyd & Branch, P.A., Chriss Walker, Dept. of HRS, Tallahassee, for appellants.

J. Riley Davis of Taylor, Brion, Buker & Greene, Tallahassee, for appellee.


MINER, Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying a petition for support brought by HRS pursuant to Chapter 409, Florida Statutes for reimbursement of AFDC benefits.1 For the reasons appearing hereafter, we reverse and remand with directions.

On October 14, 1988, appellants filed a petition for support against appellee, Mary Swatts. The petition alleged that appellee

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