Rene E. Limeres, Appellant v. Amy W. Limeres, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s denial of Rene Limeres’s motion to modify child support, holding that no new evidence warranted an evidentiary hearing, and vacated the award of attorney’s fees because the trial court failed to require a fee motion and to inform the pro se appellant of his right to respond. The Court remanded for the lower court to give Rene an opportunity to contest the fee request. Justice Maassen, joined by Justice Winfree, dissented, arguing that Rene presented sufficient evidence of a material change in income to merit a hearing.