Ruppert v. Schmidt

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellant father’s child support obligation was originally set at $394 per month, $150 of which was payable monthly and the other $244 accrued as arrearages. After the unexpected death of the child’s mother, appellant and respondents, the child’s maternal grandparents, agreed to transfer custody of the four-year-old child to respondents. Because the parties were unable to agree on the amount of child support, the issue was submitted to a family court referee. The referee’s order modified appellant’s child support obligation to $50 per month, based on appellant’s low…