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JULIE MARIE WALKER, Respondent
vs.
MELVIN EUGENE WALKER, Movant- Appellant.
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Issues:
Private right of action, child support.
Case Summary:
Melvin Walker appeals a lower court's decision to reject his petition to restructure and lower his child support payments. He argues he can no longer afford to pay the original amount of support, because he no longer holds the job he was working at the time the support level was set. Walker's ex-wife files a counter petition to increase the amount of support he pays.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
the Circuit Court of McDonald County rejected Walker's petition and approved his ex-wife's petition for increased child-support payments. Walker now appeals.
Outcome:
A split decision. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One, reversed the lower court's order to increase Walker's child support payments. However, the court ordered Walker to secure and maintain a separate health-insurance policy for the child. The court remanded the case back to the lower court for additional action.