Scott v. Scott

OPINION

Robin Phillips Scott (Robin) and Brian H. Scott (Brian) were married on July 17, 1971, and divorced on April 29, 1975. They had two children during the marriage; Angela Marie Scott was three years old at the time of the divorce, and Jessica Anne Scott was one year old. Angela has cerebral palsy and is mildly mentally retarded.

On April 2, 1975, the parties entered into a settlement agreement regarding the care, custody, control, and support of their children. Pursuant to this agreement, the district court ordered that Robin have custody of the children during their minority, that Brian…