Elfeldt v. Elfeldt

This case involves the enforcement of an “adult” support provision of an agreed child support modification order. The trial court granted summary judgment for Klaus Elfeldt because the agreed order did not expressly state that its terms were contractually enforceable. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for trial holding that the parties intended that the agreed order would be enforceable as a contract. 725 S.W.2d 308. A majority of this court reverses the judgment of the court of appeals and renders judgment for Klaus Elfeldt.

Klaus and Patricia Elfeldt were divorced in 1970. In 1975,…