People ex rel. Williams v. Williams

Is the trial court statutorily barred from imposing a retroactive child support obligation upon a respondent in an ongoing child support proceeding who, contrary to the court’s specific directive, failed to inform the court of his having resumed employment? We hold that the court is not.

In May 1984, petitioner, Sharon Williams (Sharon), obtained a judgment of dissolution of marriage from respondent, Charles Williams (Charles). In December 1984, pursuant to a marital settlement agreement, the court granted custody of the couple’s two minor children to Sharon. At that time, Charles was…