MacLafferty v. MacLafferty

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 49A04-0809-CV-491.

SULLIVAN, Justice.

The trial court reduced William P. Ma-cLafferty's child support obligation by approximately 14% after Donna J. MacLaf-ferty, the custodial parent of their two children, obtained full-time employment and thereby increased her weekly income by $375. Because the increase in her income is extremely modest compared to his income, we find that requirements set by the Legislature for modifying the terms of a prior child support order-a showing of changed cireumstances "so substantial and continuing as…