Shaw v. Quaintance

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a custodial mother’s claim for child support arrearages against the estate of her deceased former spouse should be offset by the amount of social security and veteran’s benefits the mother received on behalf of the children during decedent’s lifetime.

Appellant, Billie J. Shaw (creditor), appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Rovena Quaintance (personal representative), thereby denying the creditor’s claim against the estate of her former spouse, Roy Patterson (decedent), for…