Duffey v. Duffey

Ronald Duffey (the father) appeals from the judgement of the Jefferson County District Court denying his petition for modification of custody and granting the counterclaim of his ex-wife, Harriet 'Duffey (the mother) for increased child support, attorney’s fees, and modification of the visitation rights.

The father claims that the trial court erred in increasing the amount of child support payments because it relied on the income of his present wife in increasing the award, and because the trial court speculated that the father’s Social Security benefits would be increased in the future (the…