Habetz v. Habetz

Bruno Joseph Habetz, the plaintiff-in-rule, has appealed from a judgment which reduced his support payments for two young children from $425 to $300 per month. He contends that because he is heavily in debt, has lost money in his farming operations for two consecutive years, and the prospects for profits in the future are bleak, the child support payments should have been terminated entirely.

This rule was filed on April 19, 1983, but was not tried until July 12, 1985, apparently because counsel were in the process of negotiating a settlement. Debra Judice Habetz, defendant-in-rule, is a…