Meredith v. Meredith

It is well settled in this jurisdiction, as in others, that a support decree can be modified only upon a showing of a substantial and material change in the conditions and circumstances of the involved parties since the entry of the decree. The burden of demonstrating the required change of circumstances rests upon the party seeking the modification.

Tydings v. Tydings, 349 A.2d 462, 463 (D.C.1975) (citations omitted). The majority concludes that although the trial judge did not find that appellee had demonstrated a substantial and material change in circumstances, the judge did not abuse her…