Barnes v. Barnes

DOYLE, Judge.

Before this Court is an appeal by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, denying DPW’s motion to compel the local prothonotary to enter judgment on the docket against Reid T. Barnes (Appellee) for arrears on a support order owed to DPW.

On October 13, 1983, Deborah Barnes, the named Appellant in this appeal, commenced an action against Appellee, Reid T. Barnes, for support of their two children. A support order was entered on December 7, 1983, and was later modified. However, because she was receiving public…