Chrestenson v. Chrestenson

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment and order of the District Court, Missoula County, dismissing with prejudice her petition for a contempt citation against defendant for failure to make child support payments.

This appeal questions the effect on child support provisions, in divorce decrees entered prior to 1972, of Article II, Section 14, 1972 Montana Constitution and its implementing statute, section 64-101, R.C.M.1947, which establish age eighteen as the age of majority. The parties hereto were divorced on June 5, 1963. Custody of their three minor children was awarded to plaintiff, and…