Legal Opinion
Lindsey v. Lindsey
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1986No. 10667PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
BURNS, C.J.
Defendant William M. S. Lindsey, III (William), appeals the family court’s May 9, 1985 decree holding him liable for $12,040 delinquent child support due from January 1970 to April 30, 1985. We vacate the family court’s May 9, 1985 decree and remand for further proceedings. The issues and our answers are as follows:
1. When does a court-ordered child support payment become an enforceable decree? When the payment becomes due.
2. Does the ten-year statute of limitations applicable to domestic decrees begin to run on each court-ordered child support payment as it…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Napoleon v. NapoleonHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
- Amii v. AmiiHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1985
- Smith v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
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