Sentner v. Sentner

HOLLAND, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision by the Family Court in a child support action. The respondent-appellant, Andrew J. Sent-ner (the “Father”), sought modification on August 8, 2000 of a 1997 support order. That order required him to pay $607.00 per month in child support for his daughter, Dawn A. Sentner (“Dawn”). A Family Court commissioner granted the Father’s request for modification since his current employment provided less than half the income he had earned at the time the 1997 support order was entered against him.

In reviewing the commissioner’s decision de novo, a…