State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Harnois

PARKER, Judge.

The State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (DHRS) and Rosita Lobenstein appeal the order of the trial court which denied a petition for support filed pursuant to the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URE-SA). We reverse and remand for an evi-dentiary hearing concerning the issue of support for the children.

The parties were divorced in Georgia in 1983. The settlement agreement, which was incorporated into the final judgment, provided that the father would have custody of the children and would be responsible for the support and medical…