Legal Opinion

Peterson v. Buxton

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 29, 1967No. 5522PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGrimes, J.

The defendant contends that there were no.such changes in circumstances between the original decree and the order of modification as to justify a reduction in the order for payments into the savings account and that the Trial Court abused his discretion.

As the court said in Guggenheimer v. Guggenheimer, 99 N. H. 399, 403: “ The Court has wide discretion in determining the amount that a father shall be required to contribute for the support of his family. ” This rule applies to modifications as well as to the original award. Benjamin v. Benjamin, 99 N. H. 117, 119.

A modification will be set…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Perreault v. CookSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
  2. McCrady v. MahonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  3. Logan v. LoganSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
  4. Morphy v. MorphySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
  5. Miera v. WaltemeyerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982

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