Allen v. Allen

KETCHUM, Justice:

In the majority of civil court cases, litigation is supposed to secure a speedy and inexpensive determination of a disputed issue. 1 Unfortunately, in domestic relations cases, that is not always the guiding rule for parents who are asked to pay support for the benefit of their children.

The presence of two parties before a family court judge is easily viewed as a tacit admission of an irreparable relationship. At the conclusion of most family court cases, in the absence of a child, the parties go their separate ways. But in eases involving child parenting and support, the…