Early v. Early

RAKER, Judge.

The principal issue in this case is whether the circuit court, in a contempt proceeding brought by a child support enforcement agency against a father for violation of a Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (“URESA”)1 support order, has the power to terminate the father’s ongoing child support obligations and waive arrearages. We shall hold that the trial court lacked authority to modify a URESA child support order when no motion to modify the support order was filed and the mother and child were not given notice and an opportunity to respond.

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