STATE EX REL. STATE OF WASHINGTON v. Bozarth

This is a proceeding for enforcement of child support under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (1968) (RURESA), ORS 110.005 et seq, initiated in the State of Washington and transferred to the circuit court of Morrow County, Oregon. The circuit court dismissed the petition on its own initiative on the ground that the custodial parent in Washington allegedly had interfered with respondent’s visitation rights. The state appeals. The issue is whether interference with visitation rights is a defense to a proceeding under RURESA. We conclude that it is not. Therefore, we…