State Ex Rel. Austin v. Austin

Petitioner, State of Montana, brought this Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA) action to enforce a child support obligation and obtain reimbursement for the State of Oklahoma. The Lake County District Court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. From this order the State appeals.

We reverse the District Court’s order dismissing the case. We hold that the child support obligation was not dischargeable in bankruptcy and remand for a determination of the amount of arrearages which respondent is obligated to pay the State of Oklahoma.

The following issues…