Rochester v. Rochester

OPINION

HARTZ, Chief Judge.

{1} Lump-sum child support to cover future child support obligations is unusual, if not rare, in New Mexico. This appeal illustrates why that should remain the case. We affirm the district court’s ruling that Louis Paul Rochester (Father) is not entitled to any credit fr5m June Elizabeth Rochester (Mother) for prepaid lump-sum child support despite the transfer of custody of their child (Child) from Mother to Father.

BACKGROUND

{2} Father and Mother were divorced in Texas in 1987. They had one child, a girl born on October 1,1986. The divorce decree named Mother the…