Benson v. Benson

This appeal raises the issue whether a rise in the consumer price index is a “change in the circumstances” sufficiently “substantial” to necessitate a parallel increase in child support under General Statutes § 46b-86 (a).

The marriage of the parties was dissolved in 1974. The court awarded to the plaintiff mother custody of the two minor children, $100 alimony per week and $100 support for each child per week. In 1976 the court terminated the alimony obligation on the ground that the plaintiff was cohabiting with another man whom she later married. The plaintiff’s motion for an increase in…