Belcher v. Terry

WORKMAN, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon an August 27, 1991, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County which certified the following question to this Court:

Is the employer of an obligor of child support or alimony who enters into a cash payment arrangement for the services of his employee in order to assist the obligor in avoiding the duty of payment of child support or alimony liable for actual and punitive damages resulting therefrom. 1

The lower court answered this question in the affirmative. Upon review of the arguments of the parties and all the matters of record submitted…