Freeman v. Freeman

McCALEB, Justice.

This is a proceeding under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Law, Act No. 510 of 1952, LSA-R.S. 13:1641-13:1672, which was enacted for the purpose of providing an additional and much needed means of compelling parents, who have absconded to other States, to fulfill their legal obligation of support for their children. Similar statutes have been adopted in every other State of the Union except Nevada.

The method of operation, the nature of the proceedings under and the benefits of the Act have been succinctly described and commented upon in a memorandum prepared and…