DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT/SMITH v. NEAL

No. 36, 1996.

687 A.2d 1324 (1997)

DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT/Denise SMITH, Petitioner Below, Appellant, v. Terry NEAL, Respondent Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: January 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Michael Tupman, Department of Justice, Wilmington, for Appellant.

Terry Neal Bear, pro se, appellee.

Alan N. Cooper, Wilmington, for Family Law Section, Delaware State Bar Association, Amicus Curiae.

Before HOLLAND, HARTNETT and BERGER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We affirm the Family Court's holding that the State Division of Child Support Enforcement Division ("Division") is not entitled to a de novo hearing reviewing an order entered by a Family Court Master because the Division did not request a hearing within the 15 days mandated by the statute.

The Family Court Master entered an Order for child support against Appellee, Terry Neal. Mr. Neal then timely requested a de novo hearing before...

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