Court Opinion

ID: 9608821
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 03:18:02.021554+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:12:49.454299
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Judge WELLS
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in all aspects of the majority opinion except that portion which deals with the awarding of counsel fees to plaintiff.
The consent judgment which was the basis of the present action was entered on 24 August 1982, when Jennifer was eleven years old. That judgment provided for Jennifer’s support in two ways: (1) monthly payments to plaintiff for Jennifer’s support until Jennifer reached the age of 18, at which time those payments to plaintiff would terminate, and (2) payment for Jennifer’s college education. Thus, this present action was an action to enforce defendant’s obligation of support for his minor child entered into on 24 August 1982, and I therefore am of the opinion that the trial court properly awarded plaintiff attorney’s fees for the enforcement of defendant’s obligation of support.