Sandra Silverstein vs. William Rice

This is a suit to enforce a past child support obligation. The mother filed suit against the father, seeking past due child support payments, health insurance premiums and medical costs for the parties' three minor children. The trial court held for the mother, and granted her a judgment for the child support arrearages, health insurance and medical costs, attorney's fees and pre-judgment interest on the child support arrearages. The father appeals, arguing, inter alia, that the trial court erred by failing to prorate his child support obligation as each child attained majority. We affirm, holding that the trial court was not required to prorate the child support obligation as each child attained majority, because the child support award was a lump sum for all of the children and the amount was below the guideline amount for the remaining minor children.