Support Flashcards
FC 3901
CS to age 19 or HS for C who is not self-supporting or emancipated
Hoffemeister
Late IE results in continuance or order striking it
Andreen
MSOL must apply to both parties, not just supported party
Duration of Fiduciary Duty for Support
2102(c) and 721 obligation terminates when final order is entered (Sorge)
Chakko
Fale, misleading, or inconsistent statements can server as basis for support determination
Calcaterra & Badaks
Court can rely on loan applications
DeGuigne
Court can consider history of spending including assets in fixing support to deviate from GL
County of Orange v. Smith
Sublet space is income for CS
Marriage of Loh
Tax returns are presumptively correct
County of Kern v. Castle
CS: Corpus of inheritance is not income, investment return is
Bonus income for CS
Andrade: predictable recurring bonuses must be included as prospective earnings
Mosley: potential future bonus income if dependent on performance and profitability should be subject to Smith/Ostler
Stock Options for CS
Kerr: stock options considered as income for guideline calculation (percent of amount after taxes not to exceed reasonable needs)
CS: Unrealized gain in equity in family residence
Per Henry is not income for CS
CS: FRV of mortgage free residence
Under Schafley, cannot be used to calculate GLCS but may be a basis for deviating
CS: Life insurance proceeds
Scheppers: not income for CS but earnings on corpus are
Heiner
Undifferentiated lump sum PI recover is not income available for support since the lost wages component is not identified
CS: Undifferentiated lump sum PI
Heiner: not income available since lost wages component is not identified