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ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
OCTOBER TERM, 2012-2013

2120080

James M i c h a e l P a t t e r s o n v. Sara Askew Appeal from T a l l a p o o s a C i r c u i t (DR-11-112.01) THOMAS, J u d g e . On J u l y 24, 2 0 1 1 , Circuit Patterson expenses Court to Sara Askew filed a complaint i n the Court

Tallapoosa Michael

seeking

a j u d g m e n t r e q u i r i n g James to the postminority Aaron

contribute

educational

of the p a r t i e s '

son, Joshua

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September

w h i c h r e q u i r e d James t o pay in the monthly amount of

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j u d g m e n t on

September 21,

2012. circuit

postjudgment motion, could not properly support

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court

postminority court had

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heard undisputed

testimony

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estranged,

t h a t J o s h u a ' s g r a d e s were n o t c o n s i s t e n t w i t h an a p t i t u d e f o r a college education, that Joshua could have continued little or to no

attend

C e n t r a l A l a b a m a Community C o l l e g e " w i t h

A m b i g u o u s l a n g u a g e i n t h e September 18, 2012, j u d g m e n t -

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