Lackey v. Lackey’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
March 2018
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cunningham v. Cunningham · 703 So. 2d 374 - Romano v. Romano · 631 So. 2d 252 - State Ex Rel. Smith v. Smith · Poh v. Poh · Volovecky v. Hoffman
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“" ' "An award of child support may be modified only upon proof of a material change of circumstances that is substantial and continuing. Browning v. Browning , 626 So.2d 649 (Ala. Civ. App. 1993). The parent seeking the modification bears the burden of proof. Cunningham v. Cunningham , 641 So.2d 807 (Ala. Civ. App. 1994). Whether circumstances justifying modification of support exist is a matter within the trial court's discretion. Id. We will not disturb the trial court's decision on appeal unless there is a showing that the trial court abused that discretion or that the judgment is plainly and palpably wrong. Id. ; Douglass v. Douglass , 669 So.2d 928 , 930 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995)." " ' Romano v. Romano , 703 So.2d 374 , 375 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). "This court has held that ' "[t]he standard for determining changed circumstances is the increased needs of the child and the ability of the parent to respond to those needs." ' " Jones v. Jones , 101 So.3d 798 , 803 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012) (quoting Allen v. Allen , 966 So.2d 929 , 932 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007), quoting in turn Coleman v. Coleman , 648 So.2d 605 , 606 (Ala. Civ. App. 1994) ).' " Broadway v. Broadway , 184 So.3d 376 , 385-86 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). However, 'a trial court's "discretion is not unbridled," and that court "is not at liberty to ignore the undisputed evidence concerning a parent's ability to pay." State ex rel. Smith v. Smith , 631 So.2d 252 , 254 (Ala. Civ. App. 1993).' Poh v. Poh , 64 So.3d 49 , 58 (Ala. Civ. ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Jones v. Jones , 101 So.3d 798 , 803 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012) (quoting Allen v. Allen , 966 So.2d 929 , 932 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007), quoting in turn Coleman v. Coleman , 648 So.2d 605 , 606 (Ala. Civ. App. 1994) ).'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'[t]he standard for determining changed circumstances is the increased needs of the child and the ability of the parent to respond to those needs.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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