BYRD v. KNUCKLES

No. 2007-1913.

120 Ohio St.3d 428 (2008)

2008-Ohio-6318

BYRD ET AL., Appellees, v. KNUCKLES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Santen, Theresa B. Ellison, and Gayle A. Walker, for appellee Clermont County Department of Job and Family Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement.

George Pattison, for appellant.

Amy S. Roehrenbeck and Kimberly C. Newsom Bridges, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Child Support Directors' Association.

Greg Sauer and Brian J. Davidson, urging reversal for amicus curiae Butler County Child Support Enforcement Agency.


PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} The issue in this case is whether the parties to a child-support order can agree to modify a child-support arrearage. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that they can, and we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

Background

{¶ 2} Appellee Christina Byrd Reeder and appellant, Brian K. Knuckles, are the biological parents of a child. Knuckles was ordered to pay child support...

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