Connell v. Connell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FALL, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

This appeal raises a previously unaddressed issue whether an inheritance received by a parent should be considered in calculating child support. We affirm the motion judge’s conclusion an inheritance is a proper consideration in computing child support but remand because of irregularities in the calculation which require recalculation of the child support obligation.

This is a post-judgment application for modification of child support. The parties were married in 1978. The three children of their marriage are…