(DOWNLOAD) "Department of Human Resources v. Pruitt" by Court of Appeals of Georgia " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Department of Human Resources v. Pruitt
- Author : Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Release Date : January 21, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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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 application for discretionary appeal. 1 Interstate URESA actions begin when an out-of-state parent, guardian, or child support collection agency attempting to collect support files a URESA application in the county of the state where the obligor resides (responding state). OCGA §§ 19-11-50 through 19-11-54; 19-11-60. The responsibility for prosecution generally rests on the district attorney of that county. OCGA § 19-11-53. In Georgia, the [223 GaApp Page 127] district attorney acts with the assistance of the DHR. OCGA § 19-11-58.