Jungjohann v. Jungjohann

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This appeal is taken from an order of the trial court terminating the obligation of appellee, Kenneth R. Jungjohann, to pay child support for his daughter, Elizabeth Jungjohann. The trial court’s order was based upon K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 38-101 which became effective July 1,1972, and reads:

“The period of minority extends in males and females to the age of eighteen (18) years.”

The forerunner statute provided that the age of minority extended to the age of twenty-one with a proviso' pertaining to ‘legally married persons over eighteen years of…