Opinion ID: 1349564
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Heading: the decree of divorce

Text: In January 1982 a decree of divorce (the decree) was entered in the district court in Nez Perce County, Idaho, granting David a divorce from Mary. The decree contained the following order concerning child support: Plaintiff is hereby ordered to pay to the defendant for the care, maintenance and support of said minor children the sum of $333.33 per month; that said support shall be paid directly to the defendant, rather than through the Clerk of the District Court. Said support payments provided for hereinabove and hereinbelow shall be due and payable on the 10th day of each and every calendar month commencing with the month of September, 1981, and shall continue thereafter to and including the month of August, 1985, or until the calendar month following the month in which the defendant should remarry, whichever first occurs. Commencing with the month of September, 1985, or commencing with the calendar month immediately following the month in which the defendant should remarry, whichever first occurs, plaintiff shall pay to the defendant for the support and maintenance of those of the children of the parties hereto who are then yet minors the sum of $500.00 per month per child, increased by a percentage thereof equal to 80% of the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for the All Items Group as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the month of September, 1981, as compared to either the month of July, 1985, or the calendar month in which the defendant should remarry, whichever shall first occur. Such percentage increase shall be computed as set forth in the Property Settlement, Custody, Support and Maintenance Agreement which the parties entered into during the pendency of this action. As long as plaintiff is not in default in payment of child support, he shall be entitled to claim said minor children, and each of them, as dependents for federal and state income tax purposes. In addition, the plaintiff is hereby ordered to keep and maintain, at his sole costs, such insurance as will pay the cost of providing medical and dental care and hospitalization, and all costs of medical and dental prostheses and appliances, and medicine or drugs as shall be prescribed by a physician or dentist for each of the minor children of the parties hereto. At such time as the plaintiff's duty to provide for the support and maintenance of any child of the parties hereto shall terminate, plaintiff shall be under no obligation to provide such insurance or pay any medical or dental expenses for such child. The plaintiff will pay the costs of providing medical care, dental care, hospitalization, medical and dental prostheses and appliances, and medicines and drugs as shall be prescribed by a physician or dentist for each minor child so long as plaintiff is obligated to provide for the support and maintenance of such minor children regardless of whether or not any such costs are covered by any such insurance, or to the extent that any such costs are not covered by any such insurance. The decree also ratified, confirmed, and approved the agreement, which was admitted as an exhibit in the case. The decree specifically stated that the agreement was neither merged into nor incorporated in the decree but did order David to pay to Mary alimony as set forth in the agreement.