Westgate v. Westgate

OPINION

FACTS

Appellant Carol Westgate (now Carol Kemm) (“Carol”) and respondent Murray Westgate (“Murray”) battled over child support and custody of their daughter for over ten years since Murray filed for divorce in December 1982. In the divorce decree, the district court awarded Carol primary physical custody subject to reasonable visitation and ordered Murray to pay $200 per month in child support. Because Carol was a flight attendant, she was forced to move from Las Vegas to Memphis, Tennessee, when Republic Airlines (now Northwest Airlines) closed its home base operation in Las Vegas.…