Marriage of V.B. and R.B. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

V.B. and R.B. had two children, a daughter born in 1989 and a son born in 1996, before they divorced in 1997. V.B. was granted physical custody of the children, and R.B. was granted visitation and ordered to pay monthly child support. R.B. defaulted on the support payments, and arrears remained after the children had reached the age of majority. On November 12, 2020, R.B. filed a request for an order determining the arrears and granting him equitable offsets for periods during which he had physical custody of the children. In opposition to the request, V.B. filed two declarations, in which she disputed the dates R.B. claimed he had custody and asserted he was not entitled to offsets because he abducted the children and failed to support them. R.B.’s request came on for an evidentiary hearing on April 22, 2022. The family court granted the motion of R.B.’s counsel to be relieved as counsel and continued the hearing to August 5. V.B. stated she had no objection to the continuance. The court ordered any additional documents filed by June 10 and any responses thereto by June 17. R.B. filed an affidavit on July 22. The family court held an evidentiary hearing on R.B.’s…