Court Opinion

ID: 9726665
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 13:02:58.039322+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:14:51.435043
License: Public Domain

BARNES, Judge,
concurring with separate opinion.
I concur with my colleagues’ conclusion that Indiana Code Section 34-11-2-10 prohibits this attempt to collect the child support arrearage. Although it is not clear whether the State has attempted to collect this arrearage at an earlier date, Skolak points out that eighteen years have passed *1245since the State’s last payment to Linda. The record shows that Skolak suffered a stroke in 2001 and has not worked since then. He has no assets and draws $1,199 monthly from Social Security benefits.
I write simply to state that we should never reward evasion, subterfuge, or defiance when it comes to this most important duty of supporting one’s children. I regret this outcome, but I agree with it legally.