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Schaller, Zarella and Pellegrino, Js. Submitted on briefs September 15--officially released December 12, 2000 Counsel

Kenneth M. Russell, pro se, the appellant (defendant), filed a brief. Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Lucia Szarzanowicz Ziobro and Donald M. Longley, assistant attorneys general, filed a brief for the appellee (state). Rhonda M. Morra filed a brief for the minor children.
Opinion

PER CURIAM. The pro se defendant, Kenneth M. Russell, appeals from the judgment of the trial court affirming the decision of a family support magistrate to deny his motion for modification of a child support order. The sole issue on appeal is whether the court improperly determined that the defendant failed to demonstrate a change in circumstances that would justify modification.1 The following facts are relevant to our resolution of

this appeal. The court dissolved the marriage of the parties and entered a support order for the dependent children on November 9, 1990. On June 18, 1999, the plaintiff sought, and was granted, an increase in the defendant's child support payments. The defendant later filed a motion to reduce child support payments. On October 29, 1999, the motion was argued before a magistrate, who denied the motion, finding no change in circumstances to support a modification of the order. On November 8, 1999, the defendant appealed from the denial of the motion, pursuant to General Statutes

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