TOWERY v. TOWERY

No. 84-190.

685 S.W.2d 155 (1985)

285 Ark. 113

Franklin Delano TOWERY, Appellant, v. Diana J. TOWERY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley A. Leasure, Fort Smith, Patricia A. Tucker, Mena, for appellant.

G.D. "Steve" Stephenson, Mena, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

The general rule is that once a child reaches majority and is physically and mentally normal, the legal duty of the parents to support that child ceases. The question in this case is whether that duty can be reimposed later if the adult child becomes disabled and needs support. The answer is that the law imposes no such duty regardless of what the moral obligation may be. The facts in this case are largely undisputed.

Timothy Dewitt Towery...

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