Smith v. White

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Linda Smith appeals from the judgment of the trial court finding her in contempt and increasing her monthly child support obligations. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Factual Background

The fifteen-year marriage between appellant Linda Smith (“Mother”) and respondent Kirby White (“Father”) was dissolved on March 5, 1996. Custody of the parties’ minor children (currently 18 and 19 years of age) was awarded jointly to both parties. At that time, Mother was given primary physical custody of the children.

In a later modification proceeding,…