Dallas v. Dallas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

Edna Alice Ward (formerly Dallas) appeals from a judgment determining that her former husband, Earl Clay Dallas, has paid all past due child support. The Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the trial court in an unpublished opinion filed February 23, 1984, and we accepted review.

The parties were divorced on June 22,1967. The court ordered the appellee to pay $175 per month for the support of the Dallas’ two minor children. In March of’1969, the appellee fell behind in his child support payments and for the next ten years he paid less than…