SHORTT v. DAMRON

No. 33185.

649 S.E.2d 283 (2007)

Carole E. Damron SHORTT, Petitioner Below, Appellee v. Frederick Cecil DAMRON, Respondent Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Swartz, Allyson H. Griffith, Swartz & Stump, Charleston, for Appellee.

Charles R. Webb, Charleston, for Appellant.


STARCHER, J.:

In this case, we clarify the relationship between two versions of a statute relating to court orders requiring a divorced parent to pay for the college expenses of a child who has reached the age of majority.

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Facts & Background

The appellant in the instant case is Frederick Cecil Damron; the appellee is Carole Eileen Shortt. Mr. Damron and Ms. Shortt were married in 1982. In 1987, Ms. Shortt filed for divorce...

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