HINES, Justice.
Michael Hayes Hackbart appeals from an award of child support in this divorce case. This Court granted his application for discretionary appeal to determine whether the award was appropriate when the complaint contained no plea for child support and the defendant neither answered nor appeared. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
Michael Hayes Hackbart and Elizabeth Gail Hackbart were married on April 25, 1992. Their only child, Shane,...
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