GRAHAM v. GRAHAM

No. 84-1509.

597 A.2d 355 (1991)

Sheila L. GRAHAM, Appellant, v. Fred P. GRAHAM, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 7, 1991.

Rehearing En Banc Denied November 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila L. Graham, pro se.

Robert Case Liotta, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Robert D. Dinerstein, Nancy L. Cook, Leslie Orloff, Aileen Johnson, Washington, D.C., and Marsha Stelson, Law Student, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Women's Legal Defense Fund.

Before TERRY, Associate Judge, GALLAGHER and MACK, Senior Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order modifying an award of alimony and child support. At issue is whether an increase in the non-custodial parent's ability to pay can, by itself, constitute a material change in circumstances sufficient to justify an increase in support. We conclude that it can and reverse the order of the trial court.

I.

In March 1982, after twenty years of marriage, the parties divorced. Pursuant to the divorce decree, Mr...

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