State ex rel. Hogue v. Hogue

Father appeals from the trial court’s orders denying his motion to decrease his monthly child support obligation, holding him in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of the dissolution judgment , and awarding attorney fees to mother. On de novo review, ORS 19.125(3), we vacate the award of attorney fees and otherwise affirm.

Father’s support obligation for the parties’ only child, Lucas, is $400 per month.1 The judgment requires him to maintain life insurance on himself. At the time of trial, he carried no life insurance. He also had voluntarily moved from California to Bend to change…