Wiseman v. Wiseman

WILBUR, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Sarah Wiseman appeals the circuit court’s ruling that Charles Wiseman’s past due child support payments were not retroactively modifiable prior to May 2012. The circuit court denied Sarah’s claim púr-suant to SDCL 25-7-7.3, which prohibits retroactive modification of past due child support. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] On November 17, 2008, the circuit court entered an order for child support wherein Charles would pay Sarah $2,140 per month for the benefit of the parties’ three minor children. In July 2009, Charles petitioned the circuit court to modify…