Minnesota ex rel. Burleigh v. Johnson

Bruce A. Johnson appeals from a superior court order requiring him to pay $90 per month child support under the provisions of the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act (URESA), RCW 26.21. The issue presented is whether the statute permits the State to commence an action for support by means of an order to show cause rather than by a summons and petition.

On August 31, 1979, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office received from the County Court of St. Louis County, Minnesota, a petition from Merrilee Anne Burleigh requesting an order of child support, together with an order of the…