Legal Opinion

Nielsen v. Nielsen

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1969No. 10379PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

- SHEPARD, Justice.

The principal question presented for decision is: May payments from a trust established by paternal grandparents for the benefit of minor children excuse the father’s nonpayment "of child support required of him by the terms of a divorce decree?

The principal facts in the case at bar are not in dispute. The parties hereto were married and there were born of that marriage three children, all of whom are still under the age of majority. The parties were separated for a considerable time prior to the commencement of the divorce action by plaintiff. The defendant did not appear…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Crenshaw v. CrenshawIdaho Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. HumphrysCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
  3. In Re the Guardianship of IvarssonWashington Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Green v. K. S. Webster & SonsIdaho Supreme Court · 1955
  5. In Re Wilson's GuardianshipIdaho Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. DoeIdaho Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State, Dept. of Health & Welfare v. HouselIdaho Supreme Court · 2004
  3. In Re the Marriage of HoakSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. Lynch v. CheneyIdaho Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Johansen v. JohansenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981

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