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- From: garrod@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (David Garrod)
- Subject: Re: Itemized accounting of child support
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.205425.7788@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Summary: Oops!....
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- References: <1993Jan21.125602.6711@desire.wright.edu> <1993Jan23.201929.25207@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:54:25 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan23.201929.25207@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>, garrod@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (David Garrod) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan22.122709.7516@walter.cray.com>, jsw@cray.com (Jon S. Wood) writes:
- > > In article 6711@desire.wright.edu, sbishop@desire.wright.edu () writes:
- > ......
- > > THere is no shared child support guideline in Mn. Statute 518.64 clearly
- > > says if you make X amount 'buddy', you pay Y amount. They don't give
- > > a diddly dam what SHE makes.
- > >
- > > "just the facts sir, just the facts....."
- > >
- > > Jon
- >
- > Mn. Statute 518.64 is the modification of child support statute.
- > The Mn. Statute which relates to $support v. $income is 518.551
- > (at least that`s where the table is)
- >
- > In 518.551 Subd. 5, it also states "....The court shall approve a
- > child support agreement of the parties if each party is represented
- > by independent counsel, unless the agreement is not in the interest
- > of justice. ...."
- >
- I was in my office at Purdue when I wrote the above and have a copy there
- of only the 1991 child support guidelines and statutes....Alas, Mn
- changed their statutory language in 1992. The above paragraph now
- reads:
-
- "The court shall approve a child support stipulation of the parties
- if each party is represented by independent counsel, unless the
- stipulation does not meet the conditions of paragraph h."
-
- "(h). The guidelines in this subdivision are a rebuttable presumption and
- shall be used in all cases when establishing or modifying child support.
- .....(stuff about when not deviating)
- If the court deviates from the guidelines, the court shall make written
- findings giving the reasons for the deviation and shall specifically
- address the criteria in paragraph (b) and how the deviation serves the
- best interest of the child...."
- (b) says stuff about income, taxation exemptions, but does not mention
- amount of visitation as deviation grounds.
-
- So now I`m not so sure about deviations....there aren`t many loopholes.
- Shared custody is NEVER addressed. It does seem a reasonable reason
- for deviation, but the judge is technically not given explicit
- discretion for a deviation.
- >
- > David Garrod
- > Thought for the day:
- > "You have to know all the facts before you jump to conclusions."
- > George Bush.
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