DocketNumber: No. FA 87 0089736
Judges: FRANKEL, FAMILY SUPPORT MAGISTRATE CT Page 8032
Filed Date: 9/13/1991
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/17/2021
On May 16, 1991 the undersigned denied the Defendant's Motion stating that the Defendant had failed to show a substantial change in circumstances since the date of the order.
The Defendant filed a Request for Articulation which this Court granted, the result being this Memorandum of Decision.
The claimed basis for the Motion to Modify was a change in the Defendant's circumstances since the time of the original decree. The Defendant had filed previous Motion to Modify which was denied on March 8, 1990 by Family Support Magistrate Edmund Miller.
The Defendant was employed by the Victoria Blank Clinic. He quit that position and since has held various jobs. He is presently freelancing and looking for full time employment in the fields of management or sales. He stated that he is not looking for part time employment, since same would interfere with his freelancing. However, the monies he is earning from freelancing are significantly below what he had been previously earning.
In order for the Court to grant a Motion to Modify, the moving party must show a substantial change in circumstances since the time the order was entered. See C.G.S.
The fact that the Defendant is now having difficulty finding a comparable position to the one he quit is not grounds to grant his present request for modification. The Defendant, who holds a master's degree, is well-education and quite articulate. He has the ability to have an earning capacity commencerate with the present order. CT Page 8033
Therefore, the Defendant's Motion to Modify is denied.
DEBORAH KOCHISS FRANKEL Family Support Magistrate