RAINWATER v. WILLIAMS

No. 95-CA-1418-MR.

930 S.W.2d 405 (1996)

Terry Joe RAINWATER, Appellant, v. Karen WILLIAMS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Bertram, Campbellsville, for Appellant.

Craig Cox, Campbellsville, for Appellee.

Before GARDNER, JOHNSON and SCHRODER, JJ.


OPINION

SCHRODER, Judge:

The sole issue in this case is whether child support payments can be reduced or vacated when the minor child receives a sizeable monetary settlement from a personal injury action. In this case, we believe the trial court abused its discretion in not at least considering the independent financial resources of the child, as well as other factors relevant to whether extraordinary circumstances exist to merit deviation from the...

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