Broyles v. Hart

PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her suit on exceptions of lack of personal and subject matter jurisdiction and insufficiency of service of process. The issues are: (1) whether the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court has subject matter jurisdiction over a suit seeking recognition of a foreign judgment accruing back-due child support payments; and (2) whether the Long-Arm Statute, LSA-R.S. 13:3201, et seq., may be used to obtain personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant in such suit.

We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff and defendant were separated by judgment of a…