Jacobs v. Jacobs

Plaintiff and defendant were granted a judgment of divorce in the Wayne County Circuit Court on August 4, 1972. The judgment awarded custody of the parties’ minor child to the defendant and required the plaintiff to pay $30 a week for child support. On April 1,1976, pursuant to a motion by defendant, the judgment of divorce was modified to increase child support to $38 a week. On July 13, 1977, because his job as a police officer had been terminated, plaintiff filed a motion to decrease child support. On July 12, 1978, an order modifying the judgment of divorce was entered, reducing child…