A.W.J. Sullivan

The respondent father sought to reduce his child support obligation from $324.00 per month to $298.51 per month and to have accumulated arrears of approximately $17,500.00 set to zero.

The original order from Justice Baldock in 2012 had imputed the father's income at $21,300.00 based on minimum wage.

The father argued his actual income averaged $19,514.00 over three years and that he had obligations to three other children not considered in the original order.

The applicant mother opposed the motion, arguing there was no material change in circumstances and that the father's arrears resulted from his decision to stop paying.

The court found no significant and lasting change in circumstances, noting the father's actual income remained close to the imputed amount and that he had simply chosen not to pay.