Elias v. Spencer

HUDOCK, Judge:

In this appeal Lorraine Elias (Mother) claims that the trial court abused its discretion in deviating downward from the guideline amount in an action for child support. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The facts may be summarized as follows: On April 11, 1995, Mother filed a petition to modify a child support order issued against George Spencer (Father) in which she sought an increase in support. As of that date, Mother had been receiving $250 a month for the support of the child, Alycia. A support conference was scheduled for May 15, 1995. Because the parties were…