State Department of Human Resources ex rel. Laro v. Gray

YATES, Judge.

These three appeals are from cases that originated in the Circuit Court of Lee County. The State Department of Human Resources filed contempt petitions against three fathers for their failure to pay previously ordered child support, requesting post-judgment interest on the arrearage. The trial court ordered the father in each case to pay the arrearage, but denied the Department’s requests for post-judgment interest. The Department appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to award post-judgment interest on the child support arrearages.

Alabama law is clear that an…