Marriage of Stout CA4/3
James R. Stout appeals from an order denying his request to modify his child support obligations. The trial court calculated the presumptively correct child support amount pursuant to the statewide uniform guideline formula set forth in Family Code section 4055. Although that amount was lower than James’s current child support obligation, the court determined special circumstances warranted deviating from the guideline amount and leaving in place the amount of the existing obligation.
Among the reasons given for the court’s decision was its concern that James had been inappropriately withdrawing and spending tens of thousands of dollars of his children’s money from custodial accounts which he managed as custodian. Specifically, James readily admitted to using his children’s custodial account money for expenses such as child support, spousal support, spousal support arrears, and attorney fees to litigate support issues.
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