Sharum v. Dodson

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant, mother of two minor children, was awarded custody of the children when the parties were divorced on September 14, 1965. In the decree of divorce, appellee was ordered to pay $20 a week in child support. On September 7, 1977, appellant filed a motion for citation for contempt for failure to pay support and for modification of the custody decree. She sought judgment for arrearages of $11,180 for the period of October 11, 1966 to August 11, 1977. She also asked that the weekly amount of child support not be reduced even though she did request the son’s…