Ronk v. Willis

In 2007, a North Carolina court granted Christopher and Linsey Ronk a divorce. The court also required Christopher to pay Linsey about one thousand dollars per month in child support. Years later, after the Ronks had moved out of North Carolina, the couple’s only child went to live with Christopher in Florida. No court ordered the change in residence, but no court had ever formally said anything about where the child was to live; up to that point, the Ronks had more or less agreed about parenting issues.

At some point, their ability to get along deteriorated, and the Ronks went to court in…