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DHRS v. PETERMAN

No. 90-2063.

583 So.2d 740 (1991)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Cynthia PETERMAN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 29, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

No appearance for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) has appealed an order of the trial court finding that HRS had no standing to represent Richard Shafer in a petition for modification to establish the child support obligation of his former wife. The trial court dismissed the petition for failure to state a cause of action because Shafer did not receive state benefits. We reverse.

The trial court erred in finding that HRS had no standing...

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