Bartlett v. State, Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Bartlett

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises out of a dispute over the interstate enforcement of a child support order. Arizona denied registration and enforcement of a 1993 Alaska child support order, holding that the father, Ralph Bartlett, was not properly served and hence Alaska lacked personal jurisdiction. Based on this judgment and a petition by Alaska’s Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED), the Alaska superior court vacated the 1993 order, apparently giving the Arizona court’s order preclusive effect. We reverse the vacation order and hold, based on the exception to the…