Patterson v. Patterson

By Judge Randall G. Johnson

This divorce action is before the court on Mr. Patterson’s motion for a reduction in spousal support, which is currently set at $5,000 a month. His former wife, who is now known as Diana Damschroder, objects to a reduction.

The final decree was entered on November 22,1995. At the time, Patterson, who is a lawyer, was an equity partner in the Richmond law firm of McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, where he had worked since 1972. His monthly net income was $10,345. Several years before the divorce, however, the firm’s executive committee became dissatisfied with…