In re the Marriage of Alspaugh

The mother appeals from the trial court’s order granting the father a partial satisfaction of a judgment for child support. We reverse.

The parties were divorced in 1969. The mother was awarded custody of a minor daughter, Dianna. The father was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $110 per month. In November 1973, at the age of 17, Dianna left the mother’s home. The father was informed of this during the same month and stopped making child support payments. Between November 1973 and February 1978 Dianna was employed for short periods of time at different jobs and lived at various…