Legal Opinion

Shelhamer v. Hodges DPHHS

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 9, 2016No. DA 15-0420Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shea

¶1 Samuel T. Shelhamer appeals the order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, which affirmed the order of the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED). We affirm.

¶2 The issue on appeal is:

Whether a parent’s military housing and subsistence allowances should be included as part of the parent’s actual income when calculating child support obligations.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Shelhamer and Tamara Hodges are the natural parents of A.S. In October 1999, CSED entered an order requiring Shelhamer to pay Hodges $74…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Knowles v. State Ex Rel. LindeenMontana Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Arlington v. Miller's Trucking, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 2015

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