Cincinnati mayoral candidate Courtis Fuller declared bankruptcy in 1991 after his ex-wife sued him for unpaid child support, according to court records.

        Mr. Fuller's ex-wife sued him in 1990, alleging that he was as much as $3,593 behind in payments to his daughter, now 14.

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        As a result, a court ordered Mr. Fuller's wages as a news reporter to be garnished by $554.88 a month. Once the child support was paid up in 1993, the court reduced Mr. Fuller's payments to $394 plus court costs.

        Mr. Fuller said through a spokeswoman Monday that he would not comment on his financial history. The 44-year-old Mr. Fuller divorced Donna Lowry Fuller, a television news reporter in Atlanta, in 1989.

        “All I'd like to say is, it's a private matter and I'd like it to remain private,” Ms. Lowry said Monday.

        The lawsuit was filed in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to enforce a child support order in Fulton County, Ga. Records there show that Mr. Fuller missed about every other payment in 1989 and 1990.

        Ms. Lowry also sued for $6,000 she said Mr. Fuller owed her from the divorce, but a domestic relations referee determined that the amount was a marital debt, not child support.

        In 1991, Mr. Fuller filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7, the most common type of personal bankruptcy. It clears most debts, but does not exempt debtors from paying child support.

        Mr. Fuller listed debts of $38,952 — mostly credit cards, student loans and federal taxes. He listed assets of $9,990, including 1989 Dodge worth $6,600. Mr. Fuller reported a 1990 income of $40,572.

        A U.S. bankruptcy judge discharged Mr. Fuller's debts after no creditors came forward to object.

        Residency squabble: Morrow Village Council decided Tuesday to hold a hearing next month on allegations that one of its members, Fred Carmack, does not meet residency requirements.

        The hearing will be Nov. 13 — after the election but before the new council takes office.

        Mr. Carmack says he does live in Morrow.

        Reading is fundamental: Cincinnati Council candidate John Schlagetter has changed his position on Councilman John Cranley's proposal to limit low-income housing in the city.

        “When I first said I was against it, I hadn't actually read the ordinance,” Mr. Schlagetter said. “I hate to admit it, but I was relying on just what I had heard about it.”

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