Newton v. Newton

CLEMENS, Senior Judge.

Respondent Joe Newton appeals the summary denial of his motion for credit on a child support judgment; this, to the extent his wife had received child support payments from his total disability social security benefits.

Here are the pertinent parts of the record:

The parties were divorced in 1973. In 1975 the original decree was modified to increase child support to $27.50 a week for each child. This is the judgment against which the father now seeks credit for social security child support payments.

Next, in April of 1977 the parties filed cross-motions to modify the child…