Towery v. Towery

685 S.W.2d 155 (1985)

285 Ark. 113

Franklin Delano TOWERY, Appellant,

v.

Diana J. TOWERY, Appellee.

No. 84-190.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 4, 1985.

Stanley A. Leasure, Fort Smith, Patricia A. Tucker, Mena, for appellant.

G.D. "Steve" Stephenson, Mena, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

The general rule is that once a child reaches majority and is physically and mentally normal, the legal duty of the parents to support that child ceases. The question in this case is whether that duty can be reimposed later if the adult child becomes disabled and needs support. The answer is that the law imposes no…