In re the Marriage of Christopher

Respondent (father) appeals from an order modifying a 1969 dissolution decree by increasing father’s obligation for child support from $125 per month per child to $225 per month per child, and awarding petitioner (mother) $780 in attorney’s fees plus costs. Mother had requested increased support to $350 per month per child, based on her allegations that the cost of supporting the children had increased because they were older and that father’s income had increased substantially since the original decree. Father does not contest that part of the order requiring him to pay $700 to apply on one…