In re the Marriage of Gay

Father appeals a trial court order modifying a dissolution judgment to increase his child support obligation. He argues that mother failed to establish a substantial change in circumstances and that the court improperly applied the Uniform Child Support Guidelines (guidelines). ORS 25.270 - ORS 25.285.1 On de novo review, we affirm.

The parties, parents of a four-year-old child, were divorced on August 28, 1987. The original dissolution judgment provided that mother would have custody and father would pay $260 per month in child support. On May 10,1989, mother moved to modify the judgment to…