Stevenson v. Stevenson

Ness, Justice:

Appellant Emily G. Stevenson instituted this action to increase child support from $137.50 per month, awarded in a 1972 divorce decree, to $250.00. The family court judge found there had been a change in circumstances and increased child support to $175.00. We affirm and modify.

Appellant first asserts the famly court erred in considering appellant’s income in making its determination of whether the increase was warranted. We disagree.

In Orr v. Orr, 440 U. S. 268, 99 S. Ct. 1102, 59 L. Ed. (2d) 306 (1979), the United States Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Alabama…