Knepton v. Knepton

Christa A. Knepton (“the mother”) and Howard L. Knepton (“the father”) were divorced by a March 19, 2001, judgment of the Baldwin Circuit Court (“the trial court”) that incorporated an agreement reached by the parties. ' Among other things, the divorce judgment awarded the mother custody of the parties’ minor child, Robert James Knepton, who was then 18 years old, and .ordered the father to pay Robert’s college costs in lieu of child support unless Robert was living with the mother and not attending college.1 The divorce judgment also ordered the father to pay the mother alimony until…