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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 2677 SEPTEMBER TERM, 2001 _____________________________________ SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION O/B/O JOEANN A. JONES v. SCOTT A. RICKETTS

Hollander, Eyler, Deborah S. Greene JJ. ___________________________________ Opinion by Hollander, J. ___________________________________ Filed: December 1, 2003

This procedural quagmire is rooted in a 1991 California paternity judgment (the "Paternity Judgment"), obtained by default, and a 1998 California child support judgment (the "Child Support Judgment"), also obtained by default. Both judgments were issued

by the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, Family Support Division O/B/O Joeann Jones, appellant, against Scott Ricketts, appellee. The 1998 Child Support Judgment required Ricketts to pay monthly child support of $370 plus arrearages of over $10,000 for

Scott Ricketts, Jr., who was born to Ms. Jones in California on July 24, 1991.1 Thereafter, in February 1999, pursuant to the

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act ("UIFSA"), Maryland Code (1999 Repl. Vol.),

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