Gomez v. Gomez

OPINION

SOSA, Justice.

Appellant filed a petition in the District Court of Bernalillo County against appellee for child support arrearages and future child support. Appellant appeals from the court’s judgment denying the petition. The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not child support payments, once they have accrued, may be forgiven. We hold they may not.

The original final decree of divorce was entered in 1976 and states in pertinent part:

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: . . .

2. That the Petitioner is hereby awarded the care, custody and control of the two…