Sacco v. Sacco

Order affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: We find no abuse of discretion in Family Court’s upward modification of the child support provisions of the decree. Between May 29, 1970, when the parties entered into the separation agreement, and October 27, 1977, when the modification hearing was held, respondent’s annual income had increased from $9,500 to approximately $50,000, tax-free. The proof at the hearing was that petitioner, who had been unemployed at the time of the agreement, had earned $1,396 in 1976 and $2,000 in 1977. This drastic widening of the difference between the respective…