Pula v. Pula-Branch

{¶ 1} This case concerns which courts have jurisdiction to address interstate petitions of child support brought under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (“UIFSA”), R.C. Chapter 3115. The specific issue is whether the domestic relations division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over an interstate support order when the order is unrelated to a divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or annulment. We hold that the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court does have subject-matter jurisdiction in this case.

Factual and Procedural…