Department of Human Resources v. Pruitt

Blackburn, Judge.

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) appeals the trial court’s decision to dismiss its petition filed pursuant to the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA). OCGA § 19-11-40 et seq. The DHR, acting on behalf of Ohio resident Donald Gordon, was seeking to collect child support and arrearages from Georgia resident Barbara Pruitt based on a child support order that Gordon obtained in an Ohio court. The trial court dismissed the petition on the grounds that the Ohio court lacked personal jurisdiction over Pruitt when it entered the order. We granted the DHR’s…