Hamilton v. Hamilton

WINTERSHEIMER, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment entered June 7, 1979, which terminated the child support obligation of the deceased father’s estate because the child received Social Security benefits as a result of the father’s death, which are more than the support obligation.

Hugh Mitchell Hamilton and Linda Hamilton, now King, were divorced on January 28,1977. The decree incorporated by reference a separation agreement including a provision for child support payments for the one child of the parties. On August 26, 1978, the father died testate, bequeathing $1.00 to his son and the…