Opinion ID: 1383718
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Heading: Mrs. Supcoe's Cross-Assignments of Error

Text: Mrs. Supcoe contends that the lower court erred by failing to grant an award of interest on the child support arrearage. Mrs. Supcoe also argues that the lower court should have granted additional child support, based upon the new statutory child support calculations effective July 1, 1997. We agree with the contentions of Mrs. Supcoe that the arrearage should be subject to interest at the rate of 10% per annum. In Goff v. Goff, 177 W.Va. 742, 356 S.E.2d 496 (1987), this Court explained as follows: Matured alimony and child support installments are judgments for money which accrue statutory interest from the date the payments are due. Statutory interest is mandatory, and the circuit court was in error and exceeded its legitimate powers in refusing to award the appellant interest on the past due installments. 177 W.Va. at 747, 356 S.E.2d at 501. We also agree that any recalculation of the monthly payments made by the circuit court should have been based upon the statutory child support calculations in effect at the time. The family law master's calculations were made on May 6, 1997, prior to the July 1, 1997, effective date of the new statutory support guidelines. The circuit court made a twenty-dollar downward adjustment on August 1, 1997. On remand, the child support calculation shall be made in accordance with the current statutory calculations as enacted in West Virginia Code § 48A-1B-3, effective July 1, 1997. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Chief Justice DAVIS and Justice STARCHER deeming themselves disqualified, did not participate in this case.