Starzinger v. Starzinger

Father appeals from a denial of his motion to set aside a judgment for past-due child support in the amount of $18,300, plus interest of $7,376.25, on the ground that mother should be equitably estopped to demand payment of the support. Because Oregon law does not recognize the principle of equitable estoppel in domestic relations cases, we affirm.

Mother and father were divorced on March 2, 1970. The divorce decree required father to pay $100 per month to mother for the support and maintenance of their two children, then aged 5 and 6 years. Mother alleges that father’s compliance with the…