Deweese v. Spaeth

Natalie Spaeth, the former wife, appeals the trial court’s post-dissolution order which transferred custody of the children to the former husband, required the wife to pay $40.00 per week in child support, and awarded no attorney’s fees. We affirm without discussion the transfer of custody and the ruling on attorney’s fees, but reverse the award of child support.

The husband made no request for child support in his motion to modify child custody, nor was child support identified as an issue in the pretrial stipulation. Under these circumstances, it was error to order the wife to pay support.…