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95 Nev. 821

Dawson v. Dawson

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1979

Nevada Supreme Court · decided 1979-12-11

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently February 1984

2 state decisions

Relies on Buchanan v. Buchanan · Goodman v. Goodman · Culbertson v. Culbertson

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Decided 1979-12-11

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¶1OPINION

Per Curiam:

¶2Appellant Judith Ann Dawson contends in this appeal that the district judge erroneously granted a motion to modify the parties’ decree of divorce by reducing respondent’s child support obligations from $150 per month per child to $100 per month per child. (The parties have two children, both of whom are in the custody of appellant.)

¶3The reduction in the amount of child support payments was based on changed circumstances of the parties, and was a matter addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court, the exercise of which will not be disturbed on appeal unless clearly abused. Culbertson v. Culbertson, 91 Nev. 230, 533 P.2d 768 (1975); Goodman v. Goodman, 68 Nev. 484, 236 P.2d 305 (1951).

¶4Here, a review of the record indicates that it was within the discretion of the district judge to modify respondent’s child support obligations. Buchanan v. Buchanan, 90 Nev. 209, 523 P.2d 1 (1974).

¶5Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.

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