Ex Parte Moore

William T. Moore appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals from a judgment in which the trial court had refused to modify a child-support award. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment. Moore v. Moore, 805 So.2d 710 (Ala.Civ.App. 2000). We granted certiorari review; we reverse and remand.

William T. Moore ("the father") and Mary Frances Boozer Moore ("the mother") were married in 1974; they were divorced in 1992. They have two children, a daughter born in 1979 and a son born in 1989. The 1992 divorce judgment incorporated a settlement agreement executed by the parties. That agreement…