Doty v. Doty

Defendant appeals from that portion of a judgment of the Shelby County Circuit Court ordering him to pay *7,556.50 arrearage in child support, and also from that portion ordering him to continue paying support for a child who has reached the age of majority.

The issues raised in this appeal are whether support payments can be automatically reduced when children reach the age of majority; whether a suit for back child support payments is barred by laches; and whether the circuit court had jurisdiction to order support payments to be made to a child who has reached majority.

On July 6,1961, the…