Duke v. Richards

STARCHER, Justice.

In this appeal from the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, which affirmed an order of the Family Court of Berkeley County, we are asked to review an order refusing to give an obligor parent credit, against a current child support obligation or against past child support arrearages, for amounts received by a minor child from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of the obligor parent’s disability.

As set forth below, we reverse the circuit court’s order and remand the case to the Family Court of Berkeley County for further proceedings.

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