In Hershey v. Hershey, decided on August 7, 2025, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals addressed core interpretive questions under the District’s child-support statute, D.C. Code § 16-916.01, in the context of a post-divorce modification proceeding involving three minor children residing primarily with their mother. The parties, Dr. Christopher Hershey and Ms. Rebecca Hershey, had incorporated a child-support agreement into their final divorce order, pegging monthly payments at $3817.28 using the so-called “Holland formula” for cases where combined adjusted gross income exceeds two-hundred-forty-thousand dollars. Post-divorce, Dr. Hershey sought reduction based on alleged income shifts, while Ms. Hershey pursued discovery
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