Legal Opinion
Merrifield v. Troutner
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 30, 1978No. 60208PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
This is one in a series of appeals in which we have been asked to consider the effect of claimed acquiescence as a bar to enforcing child support payments. The trial court held there was no bar. The court of appeals affirmed and we agree.
Edgar Merrifield (Edgar) and Claudia Troutner (Claudia) were married in 1957 and divorced in 1962. Their two children have now reached majority.
At the time of the divorce Claudia was given custody of the children and Edgar was ordered to pay $18 per week child support.
Edgar made payments for about a year before he was laid off work. Claudia…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. LawlorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Anthony v. AnthonySupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Johnson v. PattisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Davidson v. Van LengenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Cullinan v. CullinanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
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