DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. BELL


711 A.2d 1292 (1998)

1998 ME 123

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. Richard BELL.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Ketterer, Attorney General, E. Mary Friedman, Asst. Atty Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Edward Rabasco, Jr., Gosselin, Dubord & Rabasco, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, and SAUFLEY, JJ.


DANA, Justice.

[¶ 1] Richard Bell appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Delahanty, J.) affirming the judgment of the District Court (Lewiston, Beliveau, J.) finding him responsible for child support in the amount of $21,405. Bell contends that the affirmative defenses of waiver, laches, and estoppel preclude collection of the support arrearage, or in the alternative...

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