In Re Marriage of Voecks v. Voecks
Incarceration for intentional crime may be a substantial change in circumstances warranting modification of child support.
Incarceration for intentional crime may be a substantial change in circumstances warranting modification of child support.
Court may pierce corporate veil were obligor has manipulated corporate structure by burying his true income status by transferring income to present wife. Family court may utilize creative talents to control deceptive tactics.
(1) Child support order appropriate where mother stopped working so she can raise child from second marriage (2) Election to forego employment for the benefit of her most recent child operates to the detriment of her other children whose need for support is no less.
Having subsequent children does give rise to modification of child support for first children as serial payor.
(1) Two tier orders does not apply as percentage standards are mandatory on modification (2) Decision by father to return to school was reasonable (3) Children benefit by more than just dollars – financial compensation is not exclusive factor (4) Rental income should be offset by costs.
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.
RURESA order in Pennsylvania did not modify prior Wisconsin child support order and Wisconsin order continued to run.
Trial court properly exercised its discretion in not applying guidelines in modification hearing where parties did not use them at the divorce and the support ordered was sufficient to support the children.
Change in an administrative regulation alone does not constitute a substantial change in circumstances allowing modification of child support.
Legislative changes did not curtail the discretion of the court to set aside DHSS standards. Even though more that 33 months had passed, the child support agreement was still serving the needs of the child and was still fair to the parents.