Musico v. Musico: Parties agreed to an above-guideline level of support, but a subsequent change of circumstances leads to a support review.
Father was not entitled to a reduction in his above‑guidelines child support obligation, to which he and mother had agreed in their divorce settlement agreement, after parties subsequently agreed to an increase in father’s parenting time, as there was a direct interrelationship between mother’s permanent waiver of alimony during divorce settlement negotiations and father’s commitment to pay above‑guidelines support, father was able to secure a significant economic benefit via mother’s waiver of alimony, father had incurred no reduction in income or earning capacity, and extra support money helped mother pay her health insurance, which in turn, freed up more money for other items in children’s household budget.
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