Carter v. Carter

CROCKETT, Justice:

Defendant Gerald W. Carter appeals from the refusal of the District Court to reduce his alimony payments to plaintiff Verla H. Carter from $200 per month, as provided in the divorce decree herein, to $100 per month.

The divorce was granted to plaintiff in June of 1973. She was awarded custody of the only child, with $60 per month support, and $200 per month alimony.

The position essayed by the defendant is that there has been a substantial change in circumstances: that whereas he was then in good health and earning about $21,000 per year in construction work, his health is now…