Pohlmann v. Pohlmann
Florida District Court of Appeal
703 So. 2d 1121 (1997)
Relevant factsFree
After divorcing and remarrying, Mr. Pohlmann (plaintiff) had three more children and sought to reduce his existing child support obligation based on those subsequent children as changed circumstances; a Florida statute allowed subsequent children to be considered when a party sought an increase in support but not a decrease. The trial court denied his petition, and he appealed, challenging the statute's constitutionality.
IssueFree
Whether a Florida statute is constitutional where it allows a court to consider the existence of subsequent children when hearing a petition for an increase in child support but not when considering a petition to decrease support.