Legal Opinion
Watlington v. Canton
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided June 10, 1982No. Family No. S30/1981; Family No. D335/1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFeuerzeig, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A father’s failure to make court ordered child support payments for 12 years and the mother’s failure to enforce the order, once again *205requires the court to become enmeshed in familial problems. Specifically, the court must determine (a) whether a parent may be barred by a statute of limitations from collecting 12 years of support arrearages; (b) whether laches may bar a parent from collecting arrears; (c) whether interest may be assessed on support arrearages, and (d) whether the court may retrospectively reduce support arrearages.
On May 9, 1969, the District Court of the…
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