State Ex Rel. Bakke v. Bakke

In the course of having their marriage dissolved, the parties entered into a property settlement agreement on May 4, 1973, which was incorporated verbatim into a decree of dissolution entered on May 7, 1973. The paragraphs of the property settlement agreement dealing with child support provided that the respondent-father should pay $140 per month per child and that "the support [payments] shall continue until such child becomes of legal age under the laws of Oregon then in effect, becomes emancipated, self-supporting or marries, whichever event shall first occur.” (Emphasis supplied.)

On…