State ex rel. Sheldon v. Sheldon

Father appeals from the judgment ordering him to enter a satisfaction of judgment for all of mother’s past due child support obligations. He also contests the trial court’s holding that mother was not in contempt of court and that her child support obligation be eliminated. On de novo review, we affirm the judgment as to the support reduction and contempt charge and write only to address the order that father enter a satisfaction of judgment for all accrued child support. On that issue, we reverse.

The parties were divorced in July, 1980. Father was awarded custody of the minor child, and…