Rutledge v. Rutledge

Plaintiff and defendant were granted a judgment of divorce in the Wayne County Circuit Court on July 19, 1977. The judgment awarded custody of the parties’ minor child to the plaintiff and required defendant to pay $58 per week child support until the child attained the age of 18 or until further order of the court. On June 23, 1978, the circuit court denied defendant’s motion for modification of this support order. From this determination, defendant appeals as of right under GCR 1963, 806.1.

Defendant predicated his motion for modification on the substantial decrease in income he incurred in…