Addington v. Addington

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s denial of her petition for modification of a divorce decree to increase child support. The sole issue on appeal is whether plaintiff has adequately demonstrated an increased need to warrant modification. We reverse and remand.

The parties to this suit were divorced in 1968. The divorce decree granted custody of the couple’s four minor children to plaintiff. A written agreement by the parties was incorporated into the decree which adjusted their property rights, and provided for the support and education of the children, and for alimony to plaintiff. The…