Opinion ID: 1598423
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Trust on Workers' Compensation Settlement.

Text: Cynthia requested that the court impose a trust on the remaining workers' compensation settlement proceeds to provide a fund for payment of future child support and medical expenses. See Iowa Code § 598.21(1) (1993) (court may set aside part of a parent's property in a separate fund to be used for the support of the children). The district court and the court of appeals refused to do so. We agree. Except the months preceding the hearing in this action, Brent had been generally prompt in paying child support. We think that the circumstances leading to his tardy payment of support after his injury should not affect his payment of support in the future. His support payments have now been reduced to a level consistent with his current financial status and there is no reason that Brent cannot make his support payments on time. We affirm the trial court on this issue.