Connolly
Connolly v. Connolly (In re Connolly)
Opinion
lead Opinion
Duarte, J.
*398 Joseph Connolly appeals from various orders entered during his long-running dispute with his ex-wife Diane Connolly over spousal and child support arrearages. 1 Joseph challenges a 2015 order that denied his motion to terminate the jurisdiction of California courts over his support obligations and imposed interest, under California law, on a judgment of consolidated arrearages obtained in Utah. He also challenges a 2016 order *399 that denied his motion to stay enforcement of the 2015 order. His basic contentions are that (1) California lacked jurisdiction to *893 enter the orders because the Utah judgment on arrearages was the "controlling order" under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), and (2) by adding interest to the arrearages, California failed to grant full faith and credit to the Utah judgment, which did not include interest.
We conclude that the judgment entered in Utah was not a controlling order under UIFSA, but nonetheless conclude the trial court erred in adding California interest to this final money judgment. We reverse the portion of the 2015 order that purports to add interest to the Utah judgment and remand for further proceedings.