Tyler v. Tyler

OPINION

CONNER, Judge.

This case involves a belated effort by the defendant-appellant, Darwin Keith Tyler, to be relieved of child support payments based on a claim that he is not the natural father of the child.

In May of 1980, plaintiff-appellee, Lillian Carol House Tyler,1 was granted an absolute divorce from Mr. Tyler on grounds of irreconcilable differences. The final decree incorporated a settlement agreement that gave custody of the minor child, Christopher Keith Tyler, then age 4, to Mrs. Tyler. That agreement, as incorporated in the decree, provides: '

4. It is agreed between the parties…