Adamczyk v. Adamczyk

Defendant appeals as of right from an order denying child support. We reverse.

Plaintiff and defendant were divorced in 1976 and defendant-father was given custody of the couple’s two daughters, ages three and four. The property settlement awarded plaintiff-mother a twenty percent interest in the marital home and provided that she would not be responsible for the support of the children. At the time of the divorce, plaintiff earned $94 a week and defendant earned $255 a week.

In 1980, defendant petitioned the court to modify the divorce judgment to require plaintiff to pay child support. By…