Johnson v. Threadgill
Appellant Kenneth Johnson is the father of two children by respondent Tamara Threadgill. In 1991 and 1994, Johnson was ordered to pay child support to Threadgill by the San Mateo County Superior Court, orders later registered in Contra Costa County. In 2008, the Contra Costa County Department of Child Support Services (Agency) filed a motion seeking, among other relief, a determination of child support for the two children. Over Johnsons objection, the matter was heard before a court commissioner, who treated the motion as a request for modification of the earlier child support order and issued an order considerably increasing Johnsons support obligation. Johnson then objected to that order. Johnson raises several objections to the proceeding and order and contends he was entitled to trial by a superior court judge. Court agree with the latter contention and remand for a de novo hearing before a judge.
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