[DOWNLOAD] "Houston R. White v. Mary S. White" by First District. District Court of Appeal of Florida * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Houston R. White v. Mary S. White
- Author : First District. District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Release Date : January 20, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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We are called upon to review an order of the trial court requiring a father to pay to the mother of a "child" over 18 years of age support for that "child." Dates are important. On April 28, 1969 a final judgment of divorce was entered in a proceeding in which the appellant here was plaintiff and the appellee defendant. The final judgment awarded to the defendant mother custody of the partys son, then 15 years of age. The final judgment was unusual in that although it required the payment of child support in a specified sum there was no provision for termination upon attaining age 18, age 21, upon becoming sua juris, self-supporting or otherwise. On January 5, 1970 an order was entered modifying the final judgment by reducing "child support" payments to$100 per month, which order provided that such payments should continue "until further order of the court." On August 31, 1971 another order modifying the final judgment was entered by which plaintiff father was required to pay to the defendant mother the sum of $115 "as and for support of the minor child of the parties." That order is silent as to any termination date and contains no provision that the payment shall continue "until further order of the court" as was provided in the previous order. On July 1, 1973 Chapter 73-21, removing the disability of non-age to persons 18 years of age became effective. That statute provides as follows: