Richter v. Houser

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Scott Houser appealed from a district court judgment ordering him to pay child support of $667 per month and ar-rearages of $8,789. We hold the court correctly computed Houser’s support obligation under the child support guidelines but erred in failing to deduct past support paid by Houser of $300. We modify the arrearage amount to $8,489 and, as amended, affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] Scott and Crystal Houser are married and have two sons, Dameon, age 5, and Demrick, age 4. Both parties reside in Minot, but they separated in March 1997. The boys reside with Crystal, and she…