Earley v. Earley

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-defendant and appellee-plaintiff in the instant garnishment action were divorced in Muscogee County, Georgia on January 25,1973. With regard to their only child, the divorce decree provided that appellee was to have legal custody and appellant was to pay $400 per month in support. Subsequently, appellant moved to Kentucky and appellee moved to California.

In April of 1980, appellee initiated proceedings against appellant pursuant to the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA) by filing a petition in the appropriate California court. The URESA petition was…