Trial court made insufficient findings to determine whether $1000 per month received by mother from her new husband was required to be counted in mother’s income, for purposes of determining whether a change in circumstances supported reduction in father’s child support obligation; additional findings were required, including on how the $1000 was expended, mother’s costs in traveling to California to visit new husband, lack of an obligation of new husband to support the children, the manner in which mother’s and children’s lifestyles are altered by the funds, discretion that new husband maintained in payment of the funds, and the manner in which the mother would support her household absent the funds.
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