Pecunia v. Pecunia

CANNELLA, Judge.

Defendant, Robert Pecunia, appeals from a judgment in a child support garnishment proceeding brought by the State of Louisiana on behalf of plaintiff, Mary Pecunia. We reverse.

The parties were divorced in Louisiana in 1980 and child support was awarded to plaintiff, the custodial parent, in the amount of $162 per month. Plaintiff moved to Texas in October, 1980 and in 1985 she requested and received in Texas an increase in child support to $300 per month. Next, plaintiff moved to Georgia and in 1990 applied to Georgia for non-AFDC 1 assistance in obtaining an increase in child…