Gibson v. Davis

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS,

Retired Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the father’s arrearage for child support. Also, the mother was required to provide future support for the child.

The mother was granted custody of the minor child by the divorce decree of February 13, 1970. The father was ordered to pay fifteen dollars weekly for the child’s maintenance. In December 1983, the mother sought a judgment against the father for arrears in child support payments in the approximate amount of $9,135. The father counterclaimed that the mother should be required to pay a reasonable amount for the support and…