Henry

Introduction

Following the dissolution of her marriage to Daniel E. Henry, Shelley A. Reissmueller was ordered in October 2000 to pay child support to Henry for their two teenaged sons. Reissmueller became pregnant in December 2002, and developed complications during the pregnancy that caused her to be disabled from work. She therefore sought modification of the child support order because of her reduced income.

Reissmueller’s medical complications continued after the birth of her baby; she continued receiving disability payments and ultimately went on unemployment because her employer could not keep her position open.

In January 2004, the trial court entered an order modifying Reissmueller’s child support obligation, although not to Reissmueller’s benefit. One of the teenaged sons of Henry and Reissmueller had turned 18 years of age, so the support order no longer applied to him. Reissmueller’s support payment for the other son increased from $500 per month to $735 per month. On appeal, Reissmueller challenges the court’s order on a number of grounds.

We reverse and remand for recalculation of the child support payment. The court erred in calculating Reissmueller’s…