Legal Opinion
Rockwell v. Rockwell
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 31, 1996No. 41, 1995PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
In this appeal, the respondent-appellant, Reginald Rockwell (the “Husband”) challenges the Family Court’s modification of the alimony provisions of a separation agreement which was incorporated into a final divorce decree. The Family Court applied the statutory standard of review. It held that the petitioner-appellee, Patricia Rockwell (the “Wife”) had demonstrated a “real and substantial change of circumstances.” See 13 DelC. § 1519(a)(4). 1
The Husband contends that the Family Court erred by using the statutory standard for modification. According to the Husband, since the…
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