This case involved a two-day trial to determine outstanding s. 7 child support expenses for two children following a divorce.
The respondent father disputed payment based on arguments that the applicant mother did not personally incur the expenses (they were paid by extended family) and that he did not provide prior consent as required by a Final Order.
The court addressed the necessity and reasonableness of the expenses, the impact of third-party payments, and the requirement for prior consent, ultimately ordering the father to pay a significant portion of the claimed expenses and establishing a new communication protocol for future expenses.
