In Re Marriage of Ford

Opinion

TAMURA, J.

This appeal involves the question whether a support order in a decree of dissolution of marriage awarding custody of a child to the wife and requiring the husband to make periodic child support payments may be modified to require the husband to pay the cost of unanticipated medical and hospital care rendered on behalf of the child prior to the filing of a motion for modification of the support order.

The pertinent facts may be summarized as follows:

The interlocutory decree of dissolution of marriage awarded custody of the couple’s children to the wife (respondent) and ordered…