BESS v. BESS

No. 18706.

534 N.W.2d 346 (1995)

Michael A. BESS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Dorothy Irene BESS, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 28, 1995.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Taylor and Kristine Kreiter of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Lee R. Burd, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellee.


TIMM, Circuit Judge (on reassignment).

This is an appeal from a judgment for child support arrearages. We affirm.

Dr. Michael Bess (Dr. Bess) and Dorothy Irene Bess (Irene Bess) married in 1975. Three children were born to them—Darren, Sean, and Meghan. In 1990 they divorced. During the prelude to the divorce, an attorney for Dr. Bess drafted an agreement. Custody and support were addressed in paragraphs nine and ten:

9. Husband and Wife shall...

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