Smith v. Smith

This is a proceeding to modify a marriage dissolution decree. At issue is the amount of child support for the one child of the marriage. After an eight-year lapse since the original decree, the trial court increased the support to be paid by the father, currently earning net monthly income of $1,300, from $50 per month to $100 per month, along with health, medical and dental insurance. The Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion. 46 Or App 84, 609 P2d 1322 (1980).

The mother, in her petition for review, contends that the amount of child support is still grossly inadequate under the "just and…