State Ex Rel. Dewyea v. Knapp

Appellant appeals from an order by the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Lake County, denying enforcement of child support payments and staying execution until the parties settle a visitation dispute. The action arose under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, (URESA). The appellant, a Washington state resident, sought enforcement of child support payments from respondent. We modify the District Court’s ruling.

Marcia Dewyea and Larry Knapp dissolved their marriage in the state of Washington in 1972. A dissolution decree ordered Knapp to pay child support for the two…