Jesse v. State, Department of Revenue ex rel. Robinson

QUINCE, Judge.

Klaus Jesse seeks review of an order modifying the child support provisions of a final judgment of dissolution entered in Hamburg, Germany. The modification order retroactively increases Jesse’s child support obligation and requires him to reimburse Marjo-lein Robinson, his former wife, for medical expenses not covered by the child’s health insurance policy. We reverse because the trial court was without subject matter jurisdiction to modify the foreign decree.

The final judgment of dissolution incorporated a settlement agreement which awarded the former wife primary custody of…