Fournier v. Fournier

BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

The wife in this dissolution proceeding challenges the amount of alimony and child support awarded and the trial court’s refusal to award her attorney’s fees. We agree that the amount of child support awarded is inadequate and reverse in part.

The husband earns approximately $16,000 per year, and the wife earns about half that. The husband has custody of the parties’ seventeen-year-old daughter; the wife has custody of their five-year-old twins. The trial court awarded the wife $100 per month alimony and child support of $25 per month per child.

While the husband is…