Ola Halim v. Tarek G. El-Alayli

Syllabus

This is a post-divorce child support modification case. Ola Halim filed a petition against her former husband, Tarek G. El-Alayli, seeking an increase in child support based upon a material change in circumstances. The parties' final divorce decree had incorporated a permanent parenting plan setting child support at $3,000 per month. The day before the hearing on the petition, mother filed a request for relief seeking an upward deviation in child support for the specific needs of one of the children a special needs trust for that child and an educational trust for another one of the parties' children. Following the hearing, the trial court entered an order setting monthly child support at $4,009 and denying mother's other requests. Mother appeals. We affirm.