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Dawson v. Dawson

Supreme Court of Nevada
Dec 11, 1979
603 P.2d 691 (Nev. 1979)

Opinion

No. 10421

December 11, 1979

Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; J. Charles Thompson, Judge.

Smith O'Brien, and Richard A. Avila, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Edward G. Marshall, Las Vegas, for Respondent.


OPINION


Appellant 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.)

The 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).

Here, 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).

Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Dawson v. Dawson

Supreme Court of Nevada
Dec 11, 1979
603 P.2d 691 (Nev. 1979)
Case details for

Dawson v. Dawson

Case Details

Full title:JUDITH ANN DAWSON, APPELLANT, v. COWAN DAWSON, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Nevada

Date published: Dec 11, 1979

Citations

603 P.2d 691 (Nev. 1979)
603 P.2d 691

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