Hightower v. Hightower

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant first contends that the court erred in failing to conclude that plaintiffs increase in income, coupled with defendant’s own plans to remarry, justified a decrease in the amount of alimony he is required to pay. We disagree.

Upon a showing of changed circumstances, an order for alimony may be modified at any time. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-16.9(a). However, the change must be substantial, and the moving party has the burden of proving that the award is either inadequate or unduly burdensome. Medlin v. Medlin, 64 N.C. App. 600, 307 S.E. 2d 591 (1983). In the original order, the…