Wardlow v. Denny

MANFORD, Judge.

Appeal from judgment denying claim for child support payments against decedent’s estate. Affirmed.

Appellant and decedent, Fred A. Roeder, Jr., were the adoptive parents of Steven Roeder, born November 26, 1952. They were divorced September 9, 1959 and the decree ordered decedent to pay the sum of $200.00 per month until the minor child reached his majority.

Fred A. Roeder, Jr. died and on May 13, 1975, appellant filed a claim against his estate in the Probate Court of Jackson County, Missouri for child support in the sum of $18,400.00.

The probate court allowed the claim. The…