Ex Parte Forlini-Parsons

BEATTY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, 455 So.2d 855, is in conflict with Ex parte Boley, 392 So.2d 840 (Ala.1981). We reverse and remand.

John Forlini and Alice Forlini-Parsons were divorced in 1978. The June 9, 1978, divorce decree incorporated the parties’ agreement giving custody of their four minor sons to Alice and setting John’s child support obligation at $980.00 per month. Later, John filed a motion to modify child support based upon changed circumstances (an anticipated decrease in earnings), and, on August…