In re the Marriage of Hopkins

Father appeals from a modification of the dissolution judgment increasing his child support obligation. He argues that the trial court erred in its calculation of the child support obligation. We modify the award.

The parties’ marriage was dissolved in 1978. Mother was awarded custody of their child, who was then two years old. At the time of the dissolution, father’s net earnings were approximately $1,400 per month and mother’s were $680 per month. Father was ordered to pay $150 per month for child support and to pay the child’s medical and dental insurance. Later, mother assumed the…