IN RE MARRAIGE OF ONDRASEK v. TENNESON

No. 90-0272.

158 Wis.2d 690 (1990)

462 N.W.2d 915

IN RE the MARRIAGE OF: Douglas J. ONDRASEK, Petitioner-Respondent v. Janet TENNESON, f/k/a Janet Ondrasek, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Linda Swagger Maris, of Richard J. Podell & Associates, S.C. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Timothy R. Young, of Dempsey, Magnusen, Williamson & Lampe of Oshkosh.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Scott and Anderson, JJ.


ANDERSON, J.

Janet Tenneson, f/k/a Janet Ondrasek, appeals from an order dismissing her motion requesting child support. The issue on appeal is whether a divorce stipulation that waives or sets a ceiling on child support and prevents modification of child support offends public policy. Because we hold that an unmodifiable waiver or ceiling is against public policy, we reverse the order and remand for a hearing.

The parties were divorced in November 1983 and...

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