Gates v. Gates

BECTON, Judge.

A father who unilaterally reduced support payments appeals from an order directing resumption of payments and payment of arrears and attorney’s fees. Because of an error of law in computing the arrears, we remand.

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Defendant father, Roy Gates, and plaintiff mother, Claudine Gates, now Speiser, separated in 1964. They had two children: Richard, born 29 June 1954, and Mary Robin, born 13 April 1963. On 29 April 1964 the father signed a confession of judgment which contained the following provision:

Roy Lee Gates the defendant . . . does hereby confess judgment in favor of the…