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338 So. 2d 152

Docket No. 13002.

Cole v. Cole

Ruby COLE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy John COLE, Defendant-Appellant.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 27, 1976.

Louisiana Court of Appeal · decided 1976-09-27

Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently September 1989

8 state decisions

Relies on 283 So. 2d 226 - Bernhardt v. Bernhardt

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Decided 1976-09-27

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¶1Eugene J. Coen, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

¶2Whitmeyer & Rubenstein by Alex Rubenstein, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee.

¶3Before BOLIN, PRICE and HALL, JJ.

¶4HALL, Judge.

¶5This is an appeal from the trial court's refusal to reduce the amount of child support being paid by the father. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

¶6The party requesting a change in an alimony or child support award bears the burden of proving a change in the financial condition of one of the parties. This rule applies to a party seeking a modification of a "consent" judgment. Bernhardt v. Bernhardt,283 So.2d 226 (La.1973).

¶7The trial court found that neither parent's income had changed appreciably and that the expenses of supporting the children had increased. We find no error in this factual determination. The change cited by the father was a temporary job held by the oldest child at a McDonald's restaurant. The trial court correctly decided that temporary employment of a minor child which has ended at the time of trial has no bearing on whether a child support award should be modified. The father has shown no circumstances which have changed materially since the original award was made. Consequently, no modification is warranted.

¶8The judgment is affirmed at appellant's costs.

¶9Affirmed.

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