Staffon v. Staffon

Sears, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Clinton Staffon appeals from the trial court’s denial of his request for a modification or suspension of his child support obligations, claiming that his incarceration following a criminal conviction has rendered him unable to earn an income. Having considered precedent from this and other states, we conclude that a child support obligor’s imprisonment for voluntary criminal acts is not grounds for a downward modification of child support obligations. Therefore, we affirm.

Appellant and his ex-wife, Serina Staffon, were divorced on July 16, 2001. All issues…