Nina H. v. Marcus M. CA2/3
This family law proceeding began 10 years ago when appellant Nina H. filed a petition against respondent Marcus M. to establish his parental relationship over their son. The parties agreed to custody and visitation, but disputed the amount of child support. The issue of child support was tried more than five years later on December 19, 2013. The trial court announced its findings at the end of the trial that day and ordered respondent to pay appellant child support arrearages from October 2011 through December 2013 and prospective child support beginning January 2014, and to pay appellant’s attorney $15,000 in attorney fees as a sanction. The trial court ordered appellant to submit a judgment within 90 days, but made its orders effective immediately. Less than three months later, respondent filed a “request for order” to modify the amounts of child support and attorney fees the trial court had ordered on the ground the orders were based on an incorrect calculation of his inc
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