New Hanover County Department of Social Services ex rel. Gore v. Graham

Chandler, Justice:

This case involves the authority of the Family Court to order reimbursement of past public expenditures under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA). The Family Court held it has jurisdiction.

We affirm.

*139FACTS

In November, 1979, Charlie Wayne Graham (Graham) left his wife and four minor children in Wilmington, North Carolina. Thereafter, the New Hanover County, North Carolina, Department of Social Services (N. C. DSS) provided public assistance payments to support Graham’s family.

Graham was located in Lexington County, South Carolina, in 1983. In May of that…