Trial court’s use of 34-percent multiplier in calculating high-income father’s child support obligation without considering the appropriate needs of the children was clearly erroneous, in proceedings on mother’s motion to upwardly modify child support; trial court applied the multiplier used in Martire v. Martire, awarding mother 34 percent of father’s monthly income of $116,573, in awarding mother $39,634.82 per month, without accompanying findings regarding the children’s appropriate needs.
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Laura W. Morgan is the owner and operator at Family Law Consulting in Charlottesville, Virginia.Laura is available for consultation, brief writing and research on family law issues throughout the country. She can be reached through her website. www.famlawconsult.com
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