State, ex rel Tewanna Stewart vs. Gary Lockett

The juvenile court ordered the father of a minor child to pay retroactive child support for the first ten years after the child's birth. Because the court did not want to create a windfall for the mother, it ordered that only part of the retroactive support be paid to her, and that the remainder be placed in an educational trust fund for the child's benefit. The State argues on appeal that under the facts of this case, the creation of an educational trust fund is not authorized by the child support statutes and guidelines. We affirm the award of retroactive child support, but we reverse its allocation between the mother and the child.