McElrath v. Walker

Cureton, Judge:

The father, respondent Stanley McElrath, petitioned the family court for an order requiring the mother, appellant Virginia Walker, to contribute to the support of their two minor children. The court ordered the mother to pay $50 a week and she appeals. We affirm as modified.

The parties were formerly husband and wife. They were divorced in April 1980 and the father was awarded custody of the two minor daughters. Two months previously, the parties had agreed to a property settlement and custody agreement which was incorporated in the divorce decree. Neither the agreement nor the…