Acree v. Acree

SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

The trial court entered an order terminating a father’s duty of support for his child on the ground that the child had . attained the age of 18. The mother appeals, contending that the father is responsible for continuing child support payments until the child reaches the age of 21.

The parties were divorced in 1969. They had one child, Robert Aeree, then less than 2 years of age. Their property settlement agreement stipulated the father would pay child support of $20 per week until their child became “self-supporting, marries or reaches majority....” The final…