Knudson v. Knudson’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “Child support determinations involve questions of law subject to the de novo standard of review, findings of fact subject to the clearly erroneous standard of review, and may, in some limited areas, be matters of discretion subject to the abuse of discretion standard of review. Ferguson v. Wallace-Ferguson , 2018 ND 122 , ¶ 21, 911 N.W.2d 324 . A court errs as a matter of law if it does not comply with the requirements of the child support guidelines. Id. The child support guidelines, N.D. Admin. Code ch. 75-02-04.1, govern child support determinations. The amount of child support calculated under the guidelines is rebuttably presumed to be the correct amount of child support. N.D. Admin. Code § 75-02-04.1-13. "A correct finding of an obligor's net income is essential to determining the proper amount of child support." Thompson v. Johnson , 2018 ND 142 , ¶ 9, 912 N.W.2d 315 (quoting Raap v. Lenton , 2016 ND 195 , ¶ 5, 885 N.W.2d 777 ). "Income must be sufficiently documented through the use of tax returns, current wage statements, and other information to fully apprise the court of all gross income." N.D. Admin. Code § 75-02-04.1-02(7). Child support calculations "are ordinarily based upon recent past circumstances because past circumstances are typically a reliable indicator of future circumstances, particularly circumstances concerning income." N.D. Admin. Code § 75-02-04.1-02(8).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wolt v. Wolt

2. “[T]he respective ages of the parties, their earning ability, the duration of the marriage and conduct of the parties during the marriage, their station in life, the circumstances and necessities of each, their health and physical condition, their financial circumstances as shown by the property owned at the time, its value at the time, its income-producing capacity, if any, whether accumulated before or after the marriage, and such other matters as may be material.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tarver v. Tarver

3. “Net income from self-employment means total income, for internal revenue service purposes, of the obligor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wolt v. Wolt