A California woman never got the child support a court awarded her in 1971. Now her ex-husband has to pay it all, and nearly 50 years of interest adds up
A 74-year-old woman in Carlsbad, California, is getting the $150,000 in child support payments first awarded to her nearly 50 years ago.Toni Anderson married Don Lenhert in 1966, but the couple split two years later.During the divorce proceeding in mid-1970, the judge ordered Lenhert to pay child support for their 3-year-old daughter Lane, consisting of monthly payments of $210 for the first 2½ years, and then dropping down to $160 per month until Lane turned 18.
There was no statute of limitationsLast year, Anderson realized there's no statute of limitations for child support payments in California.She Googled her ex-husband's name and, she said, found photos of him living what appeared to be a financially sound life in Oregon, with a big house and a boat.She filed a motion to ask for unpaid child support. Last month, she made her case in court. The judge granted her request.
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