Arnold v. Arnold

At their 1968 divorce the parties entered into a stipulation, later incorporated into the judgment. It provided in relevant part that defendant was to pay $32.50 weekly for the support of the parties’ two minor children, David and Kimberley. This obligation was to terminate “upon the emancipation, death, marriage or attaining of majority of either minor child.” In April, 1977, upon the eighteenth birthday of the youngest child Kimberley, defendant ceased making support payments for her. Plaintiff sought enforcement of the original judgment pursuant to V.R.C.P. 80(j), and the superior court…