In re the Marriage of Smith

Father appeals from an order modifying the decree of dissolution to require father to continue child support payments to his 18-year-old son as long as the son is "a child attending school within the meaning of ORS 107.108(4).”

The child is the natural grandchild and adopted son of father. It appears from the record that he was raised from childhood by his grandparents and adopted at about age 15 so that he could share the family name. In June, 1977, about a year and a half after the adoption, a decree was entered dissolving the adoptive parents’ marriage. The decree required father to pay "on…