Herman v. Herman

Plaintiff appeals as of right a May 30, 1980, lower court order that amended the parties’ judgment of divorce and instructed plaintiff to pay defendant $28 per week in child support on behalf of two of the parties’ five children over whom defendant was awarded custody.

The single issue in this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in ordering plaintiff to pay the child support.

Upon petition of either parent or the friend of the court, a trial judge may modify the child support provisions of a divorce judgment if the petitioning party establishes a change in circumstances that…