Maciejczyk v. Maciejczyk

Memorandum Opinion

Thayer, J.

The defendant appeals an order of the Superior Court {Dunn, J.), approving the Master’s {Alice Love, Esq.) recommendation that his child support payments be increased as of the date of the filing of the plaintiff’s petition to modify. The defendant argues that: (1) the trial court erred as a matter of law in ordering retroactive application of a child support order; (2) the doctrine of res judicata bars such retroactive application; and (3) retroactive modification in this case is patently unfair and burdensome because the defendant relied on the reasonable…