Hagan v. McCook

Hunt, Justice.

We granted Patricia Hagan’s application to appeal the judgment of the Randolph Superior Court crediting her ex-husband, Thomas McCook, in a contempt action, with eleven weeks of unpaid child support and we reverse. These payments of $60 each accrued during the summers of 1984 and 1985 when the 14-year-old son of the parties lived and worked with the father on his farm. Although the mother agreed with this arrangement and in fact encouraged the child to spend this time with the father, she declined to enter a formal modification of custody and support and retained primary…