Wright v. Wright

This is a proceeding on motion by Lois Wright for an order requiring her ex-husband, O. Dale Wright, to pay a fixed amount on a monthly basis for support of the parties’ three minor children. The trial court denied the motion, and the Court of Appeals reversed. Wright v. Wright, 31 Colo. App. 381, 504 P.2d 1119 (1972). We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review that decision.

Lois J. Wright and O. Dale Wright were divorced by decree of the Arapahoe County District Court in 1968. An agreement by the parties was incorporated into the decree. The agreement granted custody of the…