Sayre v. Sayre

Plaintiff and defendant were divorced on October 28, 1974, in Kalamazoo County. Plaintiff was awarded custody of the parties’ two minor children and defendant was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $101 per week for the two children. Shortly after the judgment of divorce was entered, defendant moved to Hawaii.

The original child support order was modified by the Kalamazoo County Circuit Court in February, 1978. Child support was increased to $130 per week.

On January 19, 1979, the trial court issued an order allowing plaintiff to remove the children from the State of Michigan.…