Zambito-Austin v. Jordan

Two Vermont orders, issued in 1983 and 1984, terminated defendant’s obligation under an earlier Pennsylvania order to pay child support to plaintiff for the parties’ minor child. In 1995, the Office of Child Support brought this action under VR.C.E 60(b) for relief from the judgments on the ground that the Vermont court did not have jurisdiction in 1983 and 1984 to enter the judgments. The magistrate agreed, vacated the two Vermont orders, reinstated a previous Pennsylvania child support order, and calculated an arrearage for over ten years of child support. The family court affirmed the…