Garver v. Garver

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

At issue in this appeal is whether, upon a motion to modify child support, a district court can order that child support payments be redirected to the adult detention facility in which the child is incarcerated. Because we find no authority for the district court to make such an order in a modification action, we reverse.

ISSUES

Appellant, Michael K. Garver (Father) presents one issue for our review:

Whether the district court was without jurisdiction and erred in ordering the Appellant’s child support payments be redirected to the adult detention facility caring for [the…