State ex rel. Burgess v. Burgess

*691OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Robert Burgess appeals a December 1985 order registering in Minnesota a child support order entered in Michigan on May 31, 1974. Appellant claims he was not served with a summons and complaint prior to the 1974 hearing and that the Michigan court did not have jurisdiction over him. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

Diane and Robert Burgess separated in 1968 after appellant, Robert Burgess, was sent to prison. In 1982, Diane Burgess divorced appellant by default. Earlier, in 1974, Diane Burgess brought a child support action in Hennepin County under the Uniform Reciprocal Support…