Berry v. Coulman

CARNEY, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A father appeals an order modifying his child support obligation. He first argues that the superior court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to modify the order. He alternatively argues that the court abused its discretion by modifying the support order without sufficient proof of a material change in circumstances. Lastly, the father argues that the court impermissibly retroactively modified the support order.

We hold that the superior court properly exercised its jurisdiction in modifying the support order, that it did not abuse its discretion in modifying the…