Clark v. Clark

Father appeals from an order of the Chittenden Family Court granting mother’s motion to modify child support. He argues that the court had no jurisdiction to modify the award because mother failed to meet her burden of showing a real, substantial and unanticipated change of circumstances, see 15 V.S.A. § 660(a) & (b); and, even if the court had jurisdiction, it incorrectly determined the amount of the modified award. We affirm.

The following facts are not in dispute. Mother and father were married in 1980. Their son Justin was bom in 1982 and their daughter Mattie was bom in 1986. Justin…