Heumiller v. Heumiller

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] A father petitioned to modify his child support obligation, requesting that his future payments be reduced to account for overpayments he made after his two eldest sons graduated from high school and reached the age of majority. Concluding that this request would result in a retroactive modification of child support in violation of SDCL 25-7-7.3, the referee denied any reduction for amounts overpaid before the petition was filed. The circuit court adopted the referee’s report.

Background

[¶ 2.] Nicole and Douglas Heumiller divorced on April 8, 2010. Incorporated into…