HUNDT v. IOWA DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. 95-64.

545 N.W.2d 306 (1996)

Douglas M. HUNDT, Appellant, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Dulek of Legal Services Corporation of Iowa, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Assistant Attorney General, Gordon Allen, Deputy Attorney General, and Patricia R. Hemphill, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, CARTER, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

A statute, Iowa Code section 252C.2(2) (1993), prevents a support debt from accruing against a "responsible person" for the period during which that person receives public assistance for the benefit of a dependent child. This dispute concerns whether this protection can be urged by a father against the State. The State, by defendant Iowa department of human services (DHS), acquired its interests by an assignment from a mother of her right to child...

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