McClaskey v. McClaskey

CLEMENS, Judge.

This appeal presents a novel issue in Missouri: Where a husband has been ordered to make child-support payments to the divorced wife, is he entitled to credit for social security payments made to her thereafter for the children’s benefit? We hold the father is entitled to credit against support payments falling due after social security payments have begun, but is not necessarily entitled to a carry-back credit against support payments that were delinquent when the social security, payments began.

Three years after the parties were divorced the present garnishment proceeding was…