Scheuter v. Scheuter

OTT, Judge.

In this dissolution proceeding the trial court entered a final judgment which, inter alia, awarded custody of two small children to their father, appellee, and ordered their mother, appellant, to make set contributions to their support.

There is nothing wrong with requiring a mother to support or help support her children when the evidence indicates she is capable of doing so. Here, however, the uncontroverted evidence clearly established that she is highly unstable, erratic, and irresponsible. As a result, she has been unable to hold employment and earned a total of $2,300 during…