Kelley v. Kelley

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

By a postdivorce motion, the plaintiff-mother sought an increase in child support from the defendant-father. The trial court granted that relief and the defendant appeals.

The 1972 divorce judgment apparently ordered the defendant to pay $35 per week for the support of the two children of the parties, a daughter who was then four years of age and a seven month old son. In November, 1979, the parties filed a joint motion to reduce the child support to $17.50 per week since the daughter was then living with the defendant. The court rendered a judgment…