Sims v. Miller

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

Randall R. Sims, Jr. was held in contempt when he ceased child support payments upon the 18th birthday of his child. This Court granted his application to appeal, and we now reverse.

Sims (“Father”) and Shelia Miller (“Mother”) were divorced in 1991. Mother was given custody of the couple’s two sons, and Father was ordered to pay child support of $600 per month when the parties had two dependents and $375 when they had one dependent. The parties’ oldest child turned 18 on October 6, 2001. In November 2001, Mother sought an upward modification of child support based on a…