In Re the Marriage of Chase

Father seeks review of a judgment for unpaid past child support (the arrearage judgment). In the judgment document, the circuit court imposed judgment for the unpaid installments and accrued interest on each installment, and — pursuant to ORS 82.010(2)(c) — post-judgment interest on both the amount of the unpaid installments and the accrued interest. Father appealed, and, relying on its own prior case law, the Court of Appeals affirmed. Chase and Chase, 255 Or App 388, 296 P3d 1278 (2013).

The outcome of this case primarily hinges on the application of two paragraphs of ORS 82.010(2), which…