Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Nov 7, 2023
Elaina Marie (Fulton) Sansone vs. Jeffrey Jay Fulton
Elaina Marie Sansone appealed the modification of child support, arguing the trial court erred in abating payments from Jeffrey Jay Fulton during the eight months their child attended college. Sansone contended she had ongoing expenses not covered by the college expense payments, thus making the abatement an erroneous application of the law. The Western District affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion as the evidence supported a finding of redundancy between Husband's direct payments for college and other expenses and his child support payments.