Marriage of Zapata and Vanderlaan CA1/2
Katherine Zapata (Katherine) appeals from orders issued by the family court in response to her request for temporary child and spousal support from Marco Vanderlaan (Marco) and her subsequent request to modify support. Katherine argues that the family court erred by refusing to issue a statement of decision in connection with her first request, by awarding child support below guideline, by failing to consider and apply statutory factors in awarding spousal support, by failing to make findings as to the marital standard of living, and by refusing to modify its initial orders. We conclude that the family court erred in denying Katherine’s motion to modify child support without addressing Katherine’s argument that the amount of child support to which the parties had stipulated was a below-guideline amount. Accordingly, we vacate the family court order denying Katherine’s motion to modify child support and remand the matter for further consideration of that motion. we affirm.
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