Morancy v. Morancy

Father Michael Morancy appeals from a family court order affirming a magistrate’s decision awarding mother past due child support in the amount of $6900. Father raises several claims focusing on whether the court erred in awarding arrearages for child support payments beyond the statutory period of eligibility.

The parties were divorced in Vermont in December 1982. The divorce judgment awarded mother custody of the parties’ two minor children and ordered father to pay mother one hundred dollars per week in child support. The order did not set a termination date for the support provision. When…