Mason v. Hall
Trust provision was properly established for New York Yankee ballplayer Melvin Hall in light of the precarious earning capacity of major league baseball players.
Kalter v. Kalter
Too much support can be bad for a child.
Estevez v. Superior Court
Actor does not have to produce information relating to his finances because he his an “extraordinarily high income earner”.
Anonymous v. Anonymous
Estevez limited to cases where the parties agree on the appropriate amount of child support.
Johnson v. Superior Court
Estevez limited to cases where the parties agree on the appropriate amount of child support.
In Re Marriage of Hubner v. Hubner
Trial court needs sufficient information to assess child’s needs in high income payor case. Such information includes the amount of the supporting parent’s actual income.
In Re Marriage of Parrett v. Parrett
Deviation from percentage standard affirmed for high income father where no basis for need was shown.
In Re Marriage of Resong v. Vier
Ordering excess child support to be paid into trust for college was abuse of discretion. Court cannot consider post-high school expenses.
In Re Marriage of Hubert v. Hubert
(1) Although percentage standards cannot give absurd results in high income cases, trial court here failed to articulate why guidelines would be unfair in case where husband earns $1 million per year. (2) Court has discretion to establish trust for post-majority needs for children.
In Re Marriage of Jacquart v. Jacquart
Court did not misuse discretion by failing to use guidelines in modification case where payor was expending more than what the law might ordinarily require of a high income obligor.