In Re the Marriage of Crocker

The issue in this domestic relations case is whether a court may order a divorced parent to provide support for his or her child between 18 and 21 years of age attending school. Father maintains that ORS 107.108(1), 1 the statute that permits such an order, is unconstitutional under Article I, section 20, of the Oregon Constitution, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2 The trial court held that the statute is unconstitutional on both grounds. The Court of Appeals reversed. Crocker and Crocker, 157 Or App 651, 971 P2d 469 (1998). For…