PULA v. PULA-BRANCH

No. 2010-0985.

129 Ohio St.3d 196 (2011)

2011-Ohio-2896

PULA ET AL., Appellants, v. PULA-BRANCH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kestra Smith and Joseph Young , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant Cuyahoga Support Enforcement Agency.

Michael DeWine , Ohio Attorney General, Alexandra Schimmer , Solicitor General, Emily S. Schlesinger , Deputy Solicitor, and Alana R. Shockey , Assistant Attorney General, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.


PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} This case concerns which courts have jurisdiction to address interstate petitions of child support brought under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act ("UIFSA"), R.C. Chapter 3115. The specific issue is whether the domestic relations division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over an interstate support order when the order is unrelated to a divorce, dissolution of marriage...

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