Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Ortiz
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 1987No. 53494-2PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
At issue in this case is whether a custodial parent, or that parent's assignee, must repay the noncustodial parent for all payments made by the noncustodial parent pursuant to an invalid escalation clause in a child support decree.
The marriage of Angel and Guadalupe Ortiz was legally dissolved in October 1977 in Whatcom County. The dissolution decree ordered Mr. Angel Ortiz to pay $150 per month for the support and maintenance of the couple's only child, Patricia. The decree also provided that the monthly support payments would be increased or decreased in accordance with the…
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