Case Title: Morancy v. Morancy

Citation: 173 Vt. 609, 800 A.2d 435

Docket Number: 

State: vermont

Court: Vermont Supreme Court

Date: 2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

Document:
Morancy v. Morancy (2000-378); 173 Vt. 609; 800 A.2d 435

[Filed 21-Dec-2001]

[Motion for Reargument Denied 22-Mar-2002]

                                 ENTRY ORDER

                     SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO.  2000-378

	 

Katherine O'Connell-Kivler Morancy	}	APPEALED FROM:
                                        }
                                        }
     v.	                                }	Windsor Family Court
                                        }	
Michael Morancy	                        }
                                        }	DOCKET NO.  263-10-81 Wrdm

             In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter:

       Upon consideration of appellee's motion for reargument, the entry
  order issued by the Court in  this matter on December 21, 2001, is modified
  as follows:

	*Footnote FN1 on page 3 is deleted.

	*The second full paragraph on page 3, beginning with "Therefore," and 
  	 ending with  "elgible for support." is deleted.

	*The following final paragraph is added:

       Although the effect of the child support order in this case was to
  require payment of child  support beyond the statutory period of
  eligibility, father here never moved to modify the order,  instead
  unilaterally reducing payments as each child turned eighteen. As noted
  earlier, this was  improper. Furthermore, it is well settled that the court
  may not retroactively modify or annul  previously accrued child support
  payments.  See St. Hilaire v. DeBlois, 168 Vt. 445, 447,