State ex rel. Ridge v. Ridge

UPCHURCH, Judge.

The state of Florida appeals from an order determining child support and visitation rights under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA). We reverse because the trial court had no authority under URESA to determine visitation rights and to condition payment of support on visitation.

The parties in this case were divorced in Ohio in 1982. The wife was awarded custody of the parties’ two minor children and the husband was ordered to pay $50.00 per week as child support. In 1984, the wife filed a petition for support in Ohio. The Ohio court found that the husband…