Edmonds v. Edmonds’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “Our Courts have found the modification of a child support award (both an increase and reduction) to be warranted on a number of grounds. See Parker v. Parker, 645 So.2d 1327 (Miss.1994) (affirming reduction in support because father’s loss of income due to loss of job was a substantial and material change in circumstances); Setser v. Piazza, 644 So.2d 1211 (Miss.1994) (finding father’s support obligation should have been abated due to material change in circumstance where hurricane destroyed his home and his truck and trailer needed for his job); Edwards v. Edwards-Barker, 875 So.2d 1126 (Miss.Ct.App.2004) (affirming increase in support where evidence showed that costs of supporting children had increased as they got older and father was making more money than at time of divorce).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ruth v. Burchfield

2. “[T]here is sufficient evidence in the record for the chancellor to conclude that [the child] is still receiving support from his mother (despite his incarceration), such that the chancellor's ruling that [the child] was not emancipated (and thus still entitled to support payments from [his father]) is not an abuse of discretion.... [The child] has a vested right to the support of his parents. He is unable to provide for his own support, which is one of the strongest considerations in determining that a minor is emancipated, even though most of his needs are met by MDOC. [The father] should not, therefore, be allowed to completely avoid the support obligation to which [the child] is entitled....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 986 So. 2d 354 - Hills v. Hills

3. “(1) increased needs caused by advanced age and maturity of the children (2) increase in expenses, and (3) inflation factor. Other factors include (4) the relative financial condition and earning capacity of the parties, (5) the health and special needs of the child, both physical and psychological, (6) the health and special medical needs of the parents, both physical and psychological, (7) the necessary living expenses of the father, (8) the estimated amount of income taxes the respective parties must pay on their incomes, (9) the free use of a residence, furnishings, and automobile and (10) such other facts and circumstances that bear on the support subject shown by the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. McNair v. Clark