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Plaintiff, Cassandra Rutledge, and defendant, Charles Rutledge, were divorced in the Wayne Circuit Court. Custody of the parties' minor child was awarded to plaintiff, and defendant was ordered to pay $58 per week child support. At the time of that order, defendant worked for the Legal Aid and State Defender's Office and earned approximately $24,000 per year. In 1978, defendant voluntarily quit his job and entered the private practice of law, whereupon his gross income dropped to a projected $2,510 per year. Defendant moved for a reduction in child support. The testimony at the hearing revealed that defendant had remarried and shared living expenses with his new wife, who was a recent medical school graduate serving her first year of residency at a local hospital and was expecting a baby. The Friend of the Court recommended no reduction and the court, Henry Zaborowski, J., denied defendant's motion. Defendant appeals. Held : The modification of child support awards is normally entrusted to the discretion of the trial court. Review of an equity determination in a child support dispute is de novo. However, the Court of Appeals will not reverse the trial court's determination unless there was an abuse of discretion. Modification of orders for child support are permitted to accord with the welfare of the child within the means and ability of the father. All relevant circumstances must be considered in deciding a petition for modification of child support and a voluntary reduction in income of the non-custodial parent is a relevant circumstance where the voluntary reduction is not made in bad faith or with willful disregard for the interests of the child. A father's voluntary reduction in income is not an adequate reason for a trial court's refusal to modify a child support order where bad faith or a willful disregard for the interests of the dependent children by the father are absent.

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