Indiana appeals court revises child support, awards father $15,275 and restores mother's obligation

When children move from one parent's home to the other's, existing child-support arrangements may need to be revised to reflect who is actually providing their care. An Indiana family dispute raised this issue after two daughters moved in with their father at different times and stopped visiting their mother, leading to disagreements over financial contributions, parenting-time credits and continuing support obligations.In a November 12, 2026, decision in Joseph E Foster v.

Brigitte M Foster, available on Justia, the Indiana Court of Appeals partly reversed a lower court's child-support calculations and directed it to enter a judgment of $15,275.16 in favour of the father. The appeals judges also reinstated the mother's child-support responsibility, clarifying that a daughter's refusal to maintain contact with her mother did not automatically end the mother's obligation to provide financial support.Daughters moved into father's homeJoseph Foster and Brigitte Foster divorced in 2016 and initially shared joint physical and legal custody of their daughters, Alyson and Lauren.