Armstrong v. Armstrong
Decision Date | 09 September 1974 |
Citation | 526 P.2d 449,18 Or.App. 587 |
Parties | Robert K. ARMSTRONG, Respondent, v. Tressie Lee ARMSTRONG, Appellant. |
Court | Oregon Court of Appeals |
Stephen D. Brown, Eugene, for appellant.
Robert K. Naslund, Springfield, for respondent.
Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FORT and THORNTON, JJ.
The parties were divorced in 1965. The wife, appellant herein, was awarded custody of the three minor children with support of $35 per month per child. She sought an increase in the support award to $100 per child, and the court increased the amount to $60 per month per child. She appeals.
Her sole contention is that the trial court erred in not considering inflation. In Strickland v. Strickland, 183 Or. 297, 303, 192 P.2d 986, 989 (1948), our supreme court said:
If we correctly understand appellant, it is that, as a matter of law, inflation alone, without regard to any change in the circumstances of the parties involved or the needs of the children, should, by itself, entitle her to an increased support award.
In Newman v. Newman, 8 Or.App. 220, 222, 493 P.2d 71, 72, Sup.Ct. review denied (1972), we said:
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The record here shows that the trial court did correctly consider 'all the circumstances.' Indeed, the court said:
'High school years are more expensive as are junior high, and I think that could be considered a change in circumstances that...
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