Lipscomb v. Lipscomb

By JUDGE WILLIAM R. SHELTON

Case law has established that as a general rule, there is no credit for nonconforming child support payments. Fearon v. Fearon, 207 Va. 927, 154 S.E.2d 165 (1967); Cofer v. Cofer, 205 Va. 515, 140 S.E.2d 689 (1965); Newton v. Newton, 202 Va. 515, 118 S.E.2d 656 (1961). These cases involved expenditures made during short visits or vacations, gifts, clothing, or direct payments in cash to the child, payments to an educational institution for the child’s benefit, and overpayments made to the mother. The basis for denying credit under these circumstances has been the…