Shelton v. Shelton

This is a divorce case.

The wife filed a petition to modify and establish judgment in the Circuit Court of Houston County. The husband made a demand for trial by struck jury which was denied upon motion by the wife. The husband appeals, contending that there is a constitutional guarantee of a trial by jury in a proceeding where the plaintiff seeks a money judgment for accrued and unpaid child support.

We do not agree and affirm.

The wife filed a motion in the Family Division of the Circuit Court of Houston County to modify a prior divorce decree in order to increase child support payments. In…