Dan v. Dan
Annotate this CaseApproximately ten years after Plaintiff and Defendant were divorced, Plaintiff moved for modification of the stipulated alimony award on grounds that the circumstances of the case had changed substantially because Defendant’s income and Plaintiff’s medical costs had both increased significantly. The trial court granted Plaintiff’s motion for modification and substantially increased the amount of alimony that Defendant was required to pay Plaintiff. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court improperly granted Plaintiff’s motion for modification solely on the basis of Defendant’s increased income. The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) in the absence of certain exceptional circumstances, an increase in income, standing alone, does not justify the modification of an alimony award; and (2) because the trial court made no findings as to whether exceptional circumstances existed in the present case, the case must be remanded for a new hearing at which the trial court may apply the proper standard in making such a finding.
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