Martinez
County of San Bernardino v. Martinez
Opinion
Opinion
Ward, J.
Defendant and appellant Daniel M. Martinez, Jr. (father), appeals after he was ordered to pay $5,615 in reimbursement for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) paid on behalf of his minor daughter, Melissa (minor). Father contends that plaintiff and respondent County of San Bernardino (County) is not entitled to reimbursement because the minor should not have been found eligible for AFDC. We affirm.
Facts
The facts are essentially not in dispute.
Father and his wife had one child, the minor herein, who was bom in 1976. In 1991, when the minor was almost 15 years old, father and his wife separated. The wife, with whom the minor apparently lived for a short time after the separation, left California in September of 1992. The minor did not continue living with her. Father wanted the minor to live with him, but, already pregnant, she lived instead with her boyfriend.
In January 1993, the minor applied for AFDC benefits. The AFDC payments began in January 1993 and stopped in June 1994. The minor reached her majority in May of 1994, after which father was no longer liable for her support.