HULL v. HULL

No. 76-407-Appeal.

384 A.2d 1065 (1978)

John T. HULL v. Ruth E. HULL.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Capineri, Pawtucket, for appellant.

John D. Lynch, Warwick, for appellee.


OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Family Court that granted a mother's motion to increase a child support order which was embodied as part of a final divorce decree and awarded her attorney a $75 counsel fee. The father contends the trial justice applied an incorrect rule of law when he increased the father's support obligation and awarded the counsel fee. We agree.

The record reveals that the final decree which...

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