Stierwalt v. Dyer Ex Rel. Cole

ROBERTSON, Judge.

The respondent-appellant Stierwalt appeals from a trial court ruling which modified an order for child support from $35 a week to $64 a week. Restated, the issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in raising the amount of support by relying solely upon the Indiana Child Support Guidelines in the absence of evidence of those factors specified in IND.CODE 31-l-11.5-12(a)(l-4). A review of the record shows that there was no evidence of adversely changed circumstances of either parent or the child. The order modifying the support clearly indicates that the…