Santos v. Santos

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case is before us on a petition for certiorari brought by the petitioner (husband) seeking review of an order from the Family Court that increased the amount of support he is required to pay to the respondent (wife) from whom he is now separated. The facts of the case that are relevant to this appeal are as follows.

The parties were married in October 1964, and this marriage produced five children over the following twenty years. On January 20, 1985, the parties separated and the husband vacated the marital domicile. Subsequently, the husband filed a complaint…