State v. Almklov
Citations
- 971 N.W.2d 852
- 2022 ND 56
Syllabus
Criminal judgments entered after a jury found the defendant guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of providing false information to law enforcement, burglary, and theft of property are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7).
How courts have described this case
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- tracing history of obligation of parent to support child, and outlining recent statutory changes enhancing that obligation
- parent is not free to exercise testamentary discretion until legal obligation to support minor children is satisfied
- parent is not free to exercise testamentary discretion until legal obligation to support minor children is satisfied
- child support obligations survive death of a parent and judge has authority, posthumously, to modify such obligation
- “both State and Federal law are explicit in providing for the broadest possible support of minor children by their parents”
- Probate Court judge lacked “authority to order future educational support to a child who has not yet attained the age of eighteen, because of the death of her father”
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Judges: Per Curiam
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