Bickham v. Bickham

T. M, Burns, P.J.

Plaintiff appeals as of right a lower court order raising the amount of his child support obligations.

Plaintiff and defendant were divorced on July 15, 1977. Under the terms of the divorce decree plaintiff was required to pay defendant $16,200 per year in alimony and to pay $100 per month for each of the parties’ three children. It appears to be undisputed that the amount of alimony was intentionally set high at the time of the divorce for tax purposes. The parties intended that a portion of this alimony actually go for child support.

On December 11, 1979, defendant filed a…