Wattenbarger v. Wattenbarger

The parties to the present action are former husband and wife whose marriage was ended by dissolution on October 3, 1990. The appellee/former wife was awarded primary residential responsibility for the minor children, and the appellant/former husband was directed to pay child support for both children. The Final Judgment did not specify a termination date for child support.

On May 19, 1997, the former wife filed a Petition to Modify/Clarify Judgment, seeking an extension of child support for one of the minor children, Scott, beyond his eighteenth *278birthday. The petition was based on the fact…