Openshaw v. Openshaw

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff appeals a modification in a divorce decree reducing the monthly amount of child support and allowing defendant one child as a dependent for income tax purposes.

After 17 years of marriage and two children, the parties were divorced on March 4, 1977. Included in the decree of divorce was a provision that defendant pay child support as follows:

That the Defendant be and is herewith ordered to pay to Plaintiff the sum of $100.00 per month per child, or a total of $200.00 per month as support for said minor children, said payments to be made one-half on the 1st and…