In Re Marriage of Potter

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, the issue presented by defendant is whether the trial court improperly denied his supplementary petition seeking suspension and/or termination of alimony and child support.

When the parties were divorced in 1966, after 13 years of marriage, the decree gave custody of their seven minor children to plaintiff and required defendant to make monthly payments of $150 as alimony and $300 for child support. On petition of plaintiff in 1973, the monthly payments were increased to $200 for alimony and $450 for the support…