Pruitt v. Pruitt

Defendant appeals from an order of the circuit court of Champaign County awarding the plaintiff $4,500 in past-due child-support payments. He contends that the parties’ oral modification of the child-support obligation is not binding nor enforceable.

The parties were divorced in 1973. At that time, child support was set at $120 per month for two children. In September of 1977, the parties discussed a modification of child support, and the defendant began paying $250 per month in child support. Defendant made regular payments of $250 per month until January 1982. The defendant has not paid any…