Clark v. Render

FERGUSON, Judge.

In 1983 the court entered a final judgment of paternity finding that Johnnie B. Render was the father of Koby Lee Clark who was born in July 1980. The court ordered Render to pay $30 each week to support the child.

Three and a half years later, Koby’s mother, Patricia Clark, moved to modify the final judgment alleging that the child’s needs had increased substantially since entry of the original support order and that the father’s ability to pay had also increased substantially. The motion further alleged that it would be in the child’s best interest that the father’s weekly…