In Re the Marriage of Fields

HARRIS, Justice.

The parties, formerly married, attempted a do-it-yourself modification of the custody arrangement previously ordered by the court. The question is whether, as a fallout from their ex officio agreement, respondent is now entitled to reimbursement to serve as credit against his child support obligations. The trial court declined to order the reimbursement and we affirm.

When their marriage was dissolved in 1983, the petitioner-mother Julie was granted custody of their two minor sons. Two years later Julie moved to Arizona leaving the children with respondent-father Loren. They…