Mattocks v. Matus

Hines, Justice.

Matus filed a contempt action against her former husband, Mattocks, for his failure to pay certain college expenses for one of their sons. She alleged Mattocks was obligated to do so by the agreement incorporated into the parties’ 1980 final judgment and decree of divorce.1 The agreement provided that the specified educational expenses be “paid by the Husband for such purpose only so long as each child is enrolled in college as a full-time student, seeking a four year college degree.” (Emphasis supplied.) The superior court found that the son, who was then 23, at all times had…