Calvert v. Calvert

Goolsby, Judge:

In this domestic case, we are asked to determine whether res judicata principles barred the respondent Guy A. Calvert, Jr., M.D., from questioning the validity of using the cost of living index for determining periodic automatic increases or decreases in the amounts of alimony and child support due the appellant Patricia B. Calvert. We are also asked to determine whether a change in circumstances occurred since the entry of the divorce decree that warranted the family court reducing the amounts of alimony and child support Dr. Calvert is to pay Mrs. Calvert. We reverse.

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