Marriage of Lyles v. Lyles

SIMON, Judge.

Husband appeals an order of the Circuit Court of St. Louis City increasing child support and maintenance awarded to wife on her motion to modify the terms of a decree of dissolution. The present motion was filed in 1984. The original decree in 1980 awarded wife maintenance of $50.00 per week, custody of the child, and $75.00 per week in child support. In 1982, upon husband’s motion, the maintenance was reduced to $25.00 per week. At that time wife had secured employment as a teacher, her present occupation, at a salary of $15,-000, and husband’s income was $18,000 per year.…