Elridge V.: Case Study

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The Elbridge’s divorced in 2010 and Mrs. Gwen Eldridge was awarded custody of their two minor children. Mr. Eldridge was ordered to make child support payments of $700 per month. He lost his job as an electrician in January of 2011 and was unemployed from that date through October of 2011. Upon which Mr. Eldridge received a job in his field as an electrician. Unfortunately, Mr. Eldridge did not make child support payments for the 10 months that he was unemployed. Mrs. Eldridge filed a motion with the court in January 2012, seeking an order forcing Mr. Eldridge to pay the child support payments for the months he did not make payments. This is binding from a divorce decree entered the in 2010. The total amount was $7,000. Mr. Eldridge countered

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