Nill v. Martin
Indiana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The Court of Appeals held in this case that divorced parents who agreed to child support payments different than those ordered in their decree of dissolution “substantially complied” with the decree. We hold that such agreements must be submitted for court approval before they can be given legal effect.
I. Facts
The marriage of appellant Mark Nill and appellee Karen (Nill) Martin ended in dissolution during October 1990. The trial court gave Karen Martin custody of the couple’s three minor children, George, Bryan, and Daniel. It ordered Mark Nill to…
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